Brian Hayes (Dublin South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 407: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of primary teachers who will be compulsorily retired at the end of the 2008-2009 school year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19623/09]

Brian Hayes (Dublin South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 408: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of primary teachers with more than 40 years service who have to date indicated their intention to retire at the end of the 2008-2009 school year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19624/09]

Brian Hayes (Dublin South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 409: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of primary teachers with between 35 and 40 years service who have to date indicated their intention to retire at the end of the 2008-2009 school year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19625/09]

Brian Hayes (Dublin South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 410: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of post primary teachers who will be compulsorily retired at the end of the 2008-2009 school year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19626/09]

Brian Hayes (Dublin South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 411: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of post primary teachers with more than 40 years service who have to date indicated their intention to retire at the end of the 2008-2009 school year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19627/09]

Brian Hayes (Dublin South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 412: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of post primary teachers with between 35 and 40 years service who have to date indicated their intention to retire at the end if the 2008-2009 school year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19628/09]

Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 407 to 412, inclusive, together.

Details of the number of applications for retirement received for primary, secondary, community and comprehensive school teachers retiring at the end of the 2008/09 school year are set out in the table below. Verification of actual teaching service is not completed until much closer to the actual retirement date so it is not possible at this time to provide these numbers based on service given. It is, therefore, provided on the basis of age categories. The figures for post-primary teachers do not include VEC teachers where the retirements and pension benefit awards are made by the relevant VEC.

My Department has received a somewhat increased level of general enquiries from teachers so far this year in relation to retirement options. It will be much later in the year, however, before we know to what extent these enquiries translate into actual retirements.

Teacher retirements: Number of applicants for retirement at the end of the 2008-09 school year.

Brian Hayes (Dublin South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 413: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of teacher graduates expected to qualify as primary teachers with a B.Ed degree in 2009 in each of the recognised colleges of education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19629/09]

Brian Hayes (Dublin South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 414: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of teacher graduates expected to qualify as primary teachers with a post graduate teaching qualification in 2009 in each of the recognised colleges of education and in a college (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19630/09]

Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 413 and 414 together.

Five State funded Colleges of Education offer the Bachelor of Education. Hibernia College, a private on-line college, and four of the State funded Colleges of Education offer an eighteen month post graduate course. The estimated numbers of graduates from each college in 2009 are detailed in the following table.