Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 231: To ask the Minister for Education and Science, further to Parliamentary Question No. 418 of 18 December 2007, the contact she has had with the Teaching Council and the advice that she has received in respect of the provision and supply of Irish teachers; the advice that she has received from the Teaching Council in regard to the recruitment of Irish teachers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10871/08]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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My Department keeps such matters generally under review and maintains contact with the Teaching Council in this regard. The Teaching Council is not involved with the recruitment or employment of teachers, however, the Deputy may be aware that the Teaching Council's database of registered teachers will be able to provide a range of different information on the numbers of registered teachers in various disciplines and on their qualifications. This information will provide valuable input into my Department's examination of issues around supply and demand for teachers of various subjects, and we will make plans accordingly.