Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Independent)
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Question 497: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of children currently enrolled in Kildare primary schools; the number of teachers employed in Kildare primary schools; the number of special needs assistants currently employed in Kildare primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31032/06]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The information requested by the Deputy is as follows:

Number of pupils in Primary Schools in Kildare: 22,458.

Number of teachers employed in Primary Schools in Kildare: 1,223.

Number of Special Needs Assistants in Primary Schools in Kildare: 251 full-time and 42 part-time.

The above figures are in respect of the 2005/2006 school year, the most recent year for which figures are available. Part-time teachers are excluded.