asked the Minister for Education in respect of (i) national teachers (ii) secondary teachers (iii) comprehensive, community school/ college and (iv) vocational teachers, the following information regarding the tax year 1987-88:— (a) the number of teachers in service at 1 March 1988; (b) the total gross salary of teachers in each category; (c) the total amount deducted in PAYE from teachers in each category; (d) the total deductions in respect of PRSI and levies and (e) the total deductions in respect of pension contributions.
Written Answers. - Teachers' Statistics
336.
The information requested by the Deputy in respect of (i), (ii) and (iii) is set out in the table hereunder.
1987-88 Tax year
|
Primary Schools |
Secondary Schools |
Community/ Comprehensive Schools |
|
|
(a) Number of teachers in service on 1st March, 1988 |
21,217 |
11,954* |
2,341* |
|
(b) Total Gross Salary of teachers |
£333.5m. |
£200.9m. |
£38.1m. |
|
(c) Total amount deducted in respect of PAYE |
£103.2m. |
£62.0m. |
£10.9m. |
|
(d) Total amount deducted in respect of PRSI and levies |
£9.2m. |
£6.9m. |
£1.1m. |
|
(e) Total amount deducted in respect of pension contributions |
£19.3m. |
£10.0m. |
£2.2m. |
*Number of wholetime teachers in respect of salary from the Department of Education.
With regard to the second level vocational sector the total teacher allocation for full-time day courses in respect of the 1987-88 session was 5,374.5 wholetime equivalents. As payment of teachers in vocational schools is made by the Vocational Education Committees the data in respect of pay etc. for these teachers is not available in my Department and will have to be obtained from the VEC's.