Malcolm Byrne (Wicklow-Wexford, Fianna Fail)
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519. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to amend teacher allocation rules in order that the numbers allocated are not simply determined on enrolment returns from October of the previous year, particularly in areas of rapid population growth. [48332/25]

Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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Teaching allocations are determined by the enrolment of the school on the previous 30 September. This process enables the Department to have in place the necessary measures to assess the accuracy of returns and thereby strengthen the integrity of the resource allocation process and the equitable treatment of schools, whilst ensuring that publicly funded resources are properly allocated.

The staffing arrangements include a provision whereby schools experiencing rapid increases in enrolment can apply for additional permanent mainstream posts in advance of the school year, using projected enrolment.

The staffing process also contains an appeals mechanism for schools to submit a staffing appeal under certain criteria to an independent Primary Staffing Appeals Board.