Written answers

Wednesday, 27 May 2020

Department of Education and Skills

School Staff

Photo of Johnny MythenJohnny Mythen (Wexford, Sinn Fein)
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198. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated full year cost of recruiting 50 additional school principal posts in primary and post-primary schools. [7630/20]

Photo of Joe McHughJoe McHugh (Donegal, Fine Gael)
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The salary of a Principal teacher is determined by the teacher’s years of service, qualifications in the case of a teacher first recruited prior to 2011, the size of the school and the sector where appointed.

The teacher’s basic salary scale at both Primary and Post Primary levels range from €35,088 to €64,302 for teachers appointed prior to 2011 and from €36,953 to €69,407 for teachers appointed post 2011.

The minimum qualification for a Primary teacher is a primary degree. The minimum qualification for a second level teacher is a primary degree and a Higher Diploma in Education or equivalent.

In the case of teachers first recruited prior to 2011 the value of the relevant qualification allowance must be added to the basic salary degree. In the case of a primary teacher for example the value of the honours degree allowance is €4.918. In the case of a post primary teacher, the honours degree allowance is €4.918 and the honours H Dip is €1,236.

An additional allowance is paid to all Principal teachers: the allowance at Primary level ranges from €9.310 to €29,776 and at Post Primary level ranges from €9.310 to €42,469.

Examples of the range of new principal teachers’ salaries are:

1 Primary school Principal teacher on the first point of the Pre 2011 salary scale, honours degree allowance and on the minimum point of the Principal teacher's allowance is €49,316.

2 Primary school Principal teacher on the first point of the Pre 2011 salary scale, honours degree allowance and on the maximum point of the Principal teacher's allowance is €69,782.

3 Primary school Principal teacher on the first point of the Post 2011 salary scale and on the minimum point of the Principal teacher's allowance is €46,263.

4 Primary school Principal teacher on the first point of the Post 2011 salary scale and on the maximum point of the Principal teacher's allowance is €66,729.

5 Post Primary school Principal teacher on the first point of the Pre 2011 salary scale, honours degree and honours H Dip allowance and on the minimum point of the Principal teacher's allowance is €50,552.

6 Post Primary school Principal teacher on the first point of the Pre 2011 salary scale, honours degree and honours H Dip allowance and on the maximum point of the Principal teacher's allowance is €83,711.

7 Post Primary school Principal teacher on the first point of the Post 2011 salary scale on the minimum point of the Principal teacher's allowance is €46,263.

8 Post Primary school Principal teacher on the first point of the Post 2011 salary scale on the maximum point of the Principal teacher's allowance is €77,557.

In determining the cost of additional posts the cost of Employer PRSI must also be included.

Accordingly the approximate cost of recruiting an additional 50 principal teachers in primary and post-primary schools including Employer PRSI would range from €2.6m to €4.6m.

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