Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 897: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the projected input of trainee teachers for primary school purposes in each of the training college facilities for 2007/08, 2008/09 and 2009/10; the estimated number of trainee teachers to be trained in each such facility for each academic year; the number of trained teachers available at the end of each training year period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14905/07]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The level of student intake to the Colleges of Education is determined annually by my Department and it takes account of the supply of, and demand for, primary teachers. The number of students expected to graduate from the 2006/2007 academic year, from the Colleges of Education are as follows:

In addition to the above it is estimated that there will be in the region of 500 graduates from the Hibernia College.

The intake into the Colleges of Education in future years will continue to be kept under review by my Department to ensure that there is an adequate supply of teachers.