Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 393: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the total number of teachers currently employed at primary level; the number employed in the 2004-05 academic year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34020/10]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The public sector numbers for the 2009-2010 school year were 31,880 primary teachers. The corresponding figure for the 2004/05 school year was 26,282 primary teachers.