James Lawless (Kildare North, Fianna Fail)
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329. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of teachers for each science subject on the secondary school curriculum who have an undergraduate qualification in that subject; the number who have a postgraduate qualification in that subject and the number who have no qualification in that particular subject, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19652/17]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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The qualifications possessed by teachers are assessed by the Teaching Council for registration purposes.

The recruitment and appointment of teachers to fill teaching posts is a matter for the individual school authority, subject to procedures agreed under Section 24(3) of the Education Act 1998 (as amended by the Education (Amendment) Act 2012).

Each school Board of Management or Education and Training Board (ETB) has sole responsibility for the appointment of its teachers. The ETB is a statutory body with its own corporate status established under the Education and Training Boards Act 2013. 

Circular 31/2011, issued by my department advises school authorities that they are required to employ appropriately qualified and registered teachers.

Assignment of teachers to individual classes in schools is a matter for the individual school authorities. 

The information requested by the Deputy is not available.