Brian O'Shea (Waterford, Labour)
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Question 565: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the proposals she has to meet the job-share need of a person (details supplied) teaching in County Waterford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12443/07]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The decision to approve an application for job-sharing is a matter for the authorities of the school concerned. In the case of schools that have over-quota teachers, applications for job-sharing may be considered by the authorities of the schools concerned in the normal way i.e. applications will be assessed and approved, in the first instance, by the school managerial authority. It is then open to the school authority to apply to my Department for additional teaching hours to fill the resultant vacancy and each such application is considered on its merits. The school in question has submitted an application for replacement hours in respect of job-sharing. This application is currently under consideration and the school will be notified of the decision in due course.

Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 566: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the projected increase in the primary school population over the coming five year and ten year periods; the number of additional teachers that will be recruited to deal specifically with the projected increase in pupil numbers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12451/07]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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Current projections indicate that there will be in the order of 57,800 additional pupils in primary schools in five years time (2011/2012) and a further 28,000 additional pupils in primary schools in ten years time (2016/2017). On the basis of the current staffing schedule, it is estimated that the projected increased additional enrolments will result in the creation of additional 2,100 and 1,000 teaching posts respectively.