Holly Cairns (Cork South West, Social Democrats)
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248. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of substitute teachers from supply panels who have been deployed since schools have reopened by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49058/21]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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As part of the COVID-19 supports provided to schools in 2020, additional funding of €41.2 million was allocated to provide primary schools with substitute staff.

This funding allowed for the expansion of the Substitute Teacher Supply Panel from a pilot scheme consisting of 6 base schools to 132 Substitute Teacher Supply Panels nationwide, with almost 380 newly appointed Supply Panel teachers employed, providing substitute cover to over 2,500 schools across the country.

The county breakdown of supply panels and teachers is attached.