Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 11 December 2025
128. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of panels which are in County Laois for substitute teachers; the number of teachers on each panel; the number of schools serviced by each panel; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61036/25]
View answerIn Co. Laois, there are currently four schools that are considered base schools for the Supply Panel system. These four schools have a total of eleven supply panel teaching positions covering short term substitution needs across 79 schools in Co. Laois.
In addition to the above, there would also be receiving schools in Co. Laois near county borders, whose base schools lie in other counties.
In forming the Supply Panel clusters, my Department's GIS system identified the receiving schools based on distance from the base school. Teaching posts were allocated to each Supply Panel cluster based on the number of permanent teaching positions in the schools in the cluster and the distance to the base school.
The information requested by the Deputy is attached.
