Finance Act school funding
Frank O’Rourke sought an amendment to the Finance Act to implement INTO proposals on restored posts of responsibility. Coveney said the content of the Finance Bill was a matter for the Minister for Finance.
Regarding the programme for Government and promised legislation, will an amendment to the Finance Act be tabled to allow for the recommendations of the Irish National Teachers Organisation, INTO, to make additional moneys available to double the number of restored posts of responsibility by September 2018? It is not feasible to expect schools currently to implement new initiatives while continuing to deny them the necessary management capacity to do so. The Minister might comment on that.
Comment on this
With respect, the content of the Finance Bill is a matter for the Minister for Finance.