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Wednesday, 8 May 2019

Department of Education and Skills

Teacher Recruitment

Photo of Tony McLoughlinTony McLoughlin (Sligo-Leitrim, Fine Gael)
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318. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the efforts he is making to tackle the lack of full-time positions available to young teachers at present; if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties this problem is causing in areas such as County Sligo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19172/19]

Photo of Joe McHughJoe McHugh (Donegal, Fine Gael)
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Teacher allocations to all schools are approved annually by my Department in accordance with established rules based on recognised pupil enrolment.

After the redeployment processes have transacted, each school is permitted to fill any remaining vacancies through open recruitment. It is open to any suitably qualified teacher to apply for these advertised teaching positions as they arise.

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).

The 2018/19 school year has seen an increase of over 6,000 teaching posts in our schools compared to the 2015/16 school year.  

Budget 2019 will see numbers employed in our schools reach the highest ever level. Over 1,300 additional posts in schools will be funded in the 2019/20 school year, including more than 370 teaching posts to cater for growth in student population and additional special classes.

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