Written Answers - School Staffing. Wednesday, 10 February 2010

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  288.  Deputy Paul Connaughton      asked the Minister for Education and Science      the schools in which additional teachers are to be employed in County Galway; the location of the schools involved; when they will be appointed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7111/10]

Minister for Education and Science (Deputy Batt O’Keeffe):    I assume the Deputy is referring to the posts recently allocated under the renewed Programme for Government which provides for 500 teaching posts to schools over the next three years over and above additional posts that will arise due to demographic increases. One hundred posts have been allocated to each sector, primary and post-primary in the current school year. At primary level posts have been allocated to schools that had increased enrolments in the current school year and which, as a result of last year’s pupil-teacher ratio change, lost out on a teaching post in this year by either one, two or three pupils. My Department has contacted the schools in question and in the interest of transparency the list of schools has also been published on my Department’s website. A list of the primary schools as sought by the Deputy is attached.

The list will be fully completed when the 30 September 2009 enrolment returns are received from the remaining schools that have not yet submitted them to my Department. At post primary level and with immediate effect, the current rule based arrangements for the allocation of learning support posts to schools have been revised and a revised staffing schedule has issued in recent days from my Department to the schools in question. The employment and appointment of teachers is a matter for each individual school board of management.

County	Roll No.	School	Address
Galway	15071H	S N Cillini Dioma	Loughrea, Co. Galway
Galway	15523Q	S N Naomh Iosef	Bothar an Chlochair, Cinn Mhara, Co. na Gaillimhe
Galway	17197Q	S N an Leath Bhaile	Tuaim, Co. na Gaillimhe
Galway	17475S	S N Aine Naofa	Loch Cutra, Gort, Co. Galway
Galway	17919F	Aibhistin Naofa	Cluain Tuaiscirt, Beal Atha na Sluagh, Co. na Gaillimhe
Galway	17980L	Scoil Mhuire	Cloonminda, Castlerea, Co. Galway
Galway	18097R	Togala Mhuire	Cill Tulcha, Athenry, Co. Galway
Galway	18460K	SN Baile an Mhuilinn	Baile an Mhuillinn, Tuam, Co. Galway
Galway	18608Q	S N Muire Gan Smal	Cladach Dubh, Co. na Gaillimhe
Galway	19994G	Gaelscoil Mhic Amhlaigh	An Coimin Mor Cnoc Na Cathrach Gaillimh

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