Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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2656.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the first- and full-year cost of hiring a full-time teacher to provide Irish-language classes free of charge to members of the public. [33438/24]

Niall Collins (Limerick County, Fianna Fail)
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Several Education and Training Boards offer Irish language classes and SOLAS has advised my officials that the cost for this provision in 2024 is some €350,000. As the Deputy has asked about the cost of hiring a full-time teacher, my officials have, for illustrative purposes only, estimated that the full-year cost of hiring a full-time teacher would be approx. €73,000 if we take the mid-point of the salary scale for post-primary teachers and applying employer’s PRSI costs.