Written answers

Tuesday, 18 September 2012

Department of Education and Skills

Teaching Contracts

Photo of Eamonn MaloneyEamonn Maloney (Dublin South West, Labour)
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To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in the case of primary teachers who started teaching in 2011, the numbers of such teachers and the numbers of such teachers in the age bands 20-23 years, 23-25 years, 25-27 years, 27-30 years and more than 30 years or, as an alternative to age bands, the years of birth of these teachers as notified to his Department. [38333/12]

Photo of Ruairi QuinnRuairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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The information sought by the Deputy is set out in the following table.

Primary Teachers who started Teaching in 2011

Age in 2012Number of teachers
20 to 23 years of age
1,019
24 to 25 years of age
238
26 to 27 years of age
138
28 to 29 years of age
120
aged 30 and over
312
Total
1,827

This covers teachers employed on a full time, part time and casual basis.

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