Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (Cork South Central, Sinn Fein)
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501. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills how many teachers, across all categories of schools, have been employed by her Department in each of the past four years. [16526/23]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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I wish to inform the Deputy, that the Board of Management of schools are the direct employer of teachers.  My Department acts as paymaster on behalf of primary schools, voluntary secondary, community and comprehensive schools.

The information requested is available on my Department's website at the link below and is extracted at the end of June each year.

www.gov.ie/en/publication/c97fbd-teacher-statistics/#number-of-teachers-by-gender-appointed-to-teaching-posts

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (Cork South Central, Sinn Fein)
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502. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills how many teaching positions, across all categories of schools, have been sanctioned by her Department in each of the past four years. [16527/23]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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The table below shows the total number of teachers for the years 2018 – 2021, this includes primary and post-primary.

For a more detailed breakdown please follow the link below:

assets.gov.ie/246552/96fc2eb5-b7c9-4a17-afbc-de288a471b3f.pdf#page=null