Thomas Byrne (Meath East, Fianna Fail)
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592. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of out of field mathematics and science teachers at junior cycle and senior cycle level. [28580/17]

Thomas Byrne (Meath East, Fianna Fail)
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593. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of post primary teachers in science or maths subjects that do not hold a graduate qualification; the number that do not hold a graduate qualification in a science or maths subject; the number that hold a graduate qualification in a science or maths subject; and the number that hold a post graduate qualification in a science or maths subject. [28581/17]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 592 and 593 together.

The recruitment and appointment of teachers to fill teaching posts is a matter for the individual school authority, subject to procedures agreed under Section 24 of the Education Act 1998 (as amended by the Education (Amendment) Act 2012).

In accordance with my Department’s Circular 31/2011, each person appointed to a teaching post must, as far as possible, be registered with the Teaching Council, and have qualifications appropriate to the sector and suitable to the post for which s/he is to be employed. Schools/ ETBs do not report to my Department on the qualifications of teachers employed by them.  Accordingly, my Department does not have the information the Deputy is seeking.

The Deputy should note that, under Section 30 of the Teaching Council Acts, other than in limited circumstances, teachers are required to be registered with the Council in order to receive a state funded salary.