Brian Hayes (Dublin South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 295: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of maths teachers at second level who do not have maths as a subject in their degree; if this issue has been addressed by him; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37800/09]

Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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Teachers in second level schools are appointed and employed by the managerial authorities of the schools and it is their responsibility to ensure that appropriately qualified teachers are employed in the schools. Data from the Teaching Council indicates that there are 3858 post-primary teachers registered with them who have taken Maths as a major subject in their final year. It is estimated that there are 5900 Maths teachers across the system which would indicate that some 65% of teachers have Maths as a major qualification in their degree.