Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 19 May 2026
525. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of applications received, granted and refused by the Primary Staffing Appeals Board from 2020-2025; the criteria used by the board to assess appeals; whether her Department published analysis of trends in primary class consolidation arising from the staffing schedule, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37421/26]
View answerStaffing arrangements for primary schools are published annually. Those arrangements include information on the staffing appeals criteria and application forms for appeals which schools may use to appeal their staffing allocation to the Primary Staffing Appeals Board. The Appeals Board operates independently of the department and its decision is final. The most recent circular is Circular 0025/2026.
The Statistics Section of my department publishes extensive data in relation to our schools, including aggregate class grade tables - https://data.cso.ie/table/ED106
The information requested by the Deputy in relation to the numbers of staffing appeals is attached.
Primary Staffing Appeals Board
|
Year |
Total |
Successful |
Unsuccessful |
|
2025/26 |
183 |
79 |
103 |
|
2024/25 |
183 |
91 |
92 |
|
2023/24 |
210 |
102 |
108 |
|
2022/23 |
211 |
148 |
63 |
|
2021/22 |
178 |
109 |
69 |
|
2020/21 |
192 |
96 |
96 |
