Aodhán Ó Ríordáin (Dublin Bay North, Labour)
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517. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there has been any analysis of shortages in second level teachers, specifically in geography and by subject; and if she will provide the latest data available. [54255/22]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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My Department, with the cooperation of the school management bodies, conducted a survey of "unmet teaching demand" in post primary schools in 2021/22. Over 90% of schools responded to the survey, a key aim of which was to identify the number of posts by subject which were not filled.

Work is ongoing in my Department to produce projections of post-primary teacher demand and supply on a subject level basis to inform teacher supply planning. The data collected in the survey of "unmet demand" will be incorporated in these projections and made available in a draft report currently being finalised. It is intended to publish the draft report as a document for consultation with the education partners in the coming months. The report will be published on my Department's website.

Ultimately, the intention is to establish a robust data-based model for the effective projection of future teacher demand and supply across the school system at both primary and post-primary levels.