Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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Question 88: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of teachers employed in 1997; the number employed in February 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33839/11]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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The Statistics Section of my Department's website contains extensive information relating to the number of teaching posts in schools. The figures for the 1996-1997 school year show that there were 44,273 teaching posts in primary and post primary schools. The comparative figure for the 2010-2011 school year is 58,674 teaching posts.