Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 25 Apr 1990

Vol. 397 No. 9

Written Answers. - Qualified Teachers.

Tomás MacGiolla

Question:

358 Tomás Mac Giolla asked the Minister for Education if she will give the updated facts further to her reply to Parliamentary Question No. 339 of 19 October 1988; and if she will include in her reply information on 1988 and 1989 graduates.

Minister for Education (Mrs. O'Rourke)

The information requested by the Deputy on graduates up to and including 1989 is set out in the following table.

The Deputy will be aware that my Department recently sanctioned 95 additional permanent posts under the special scheme of teaching assistants for schools serving disadvantaged areas and 30 additional remedial posts. In all in excess of 230 new appointments of teachers to permanent posts, in addition to appointments from panels, have been approved in the course of the current school year. Some boards of management have not yet filled posts recently sanctioned.

From 1 September 1990 there will be a reduction of one unit in the enrolment figures for the appointment and retention of teachers in national schools. It is estimated that this will result in approximately 250 additional teaching posts and the retention of a further 250 posts.

National Teachers

Year	No. who qualified	No. who obtained permanent posts in National Schools	No. who obtained temporary posts in National Schools	No. who did not obtain permanent or temporary posts in National Schools
1980	904	689	34	181
1981	984	872	80	32
1982	979	765	107	107
1983	944	744	123	77
1984	852	522	282	48
1985	708	290	356	62
1986	636	141	456	39
1987	584	62	414	108
1988	589	28	461*	70
1989	575	19	361*	165

* Includes an estimated 150 who obtained temporary employment as substitute teachers.

Note: Figures up to a current date are being complied to take account of new appointments made since September 1989 in the case of the years 1980 to 1987, inclusive, and will be supplied to the Deputy as soon as they are ready. The figures in relation to the years 1988 to 1989 are correct to a current date.