Brian Hayes (Dublin South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 440: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of primary and secondary schools; the number of full-time teachers employed at both primary and secondary level; the number of pupils enrolled at both primary and secondary level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35378/07]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The information requested by the Deputy is provided in the table below. Approximately 1,100 extra primary and post-primary teachers have been put in place this school year. We are also planning for about 1,200 more for the 2008/09 year.

As I have said on many occasions in the past, high quality teachers are by far the most important ingredient in our education system. The record increases in teacher numbers in recent years have been absolutely unprecedented.