Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 7 May 1991

Vol. 407 No. 9

Written Answers. - Teacher Numbers.

Brian O'Shea

Question:

204 Mr. O'Shea asked the Minister for Education the total number of (a) national teachers (b) secondary teachers (c) vocational teachers (d) community and comprehensive teachers (e) B posts of responsibility in each of the categories at (a) to (d) above (f) vice-principal posts in each of the categories at (a) to (d) above and (g) principal posts in each of the categories at (a) to (d) above as at 31 December on each of the years from 1980 to 1990.

Minister for Education (Mrs. O'Rourke)

The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following tables.

National Teachers

(Statistics relate to a June date).

Year	No. of teachers	B post Respon.	Vice-Principals	Principals
1980	19,002	1,733	1,680	4,007
1981	19,465	1,555	1,745	4,029
1982	19,926	1,595	1,804	4,020
1983	20,437	1,624	1,842	3,989
1984	20,732	1,623	1,852	3,952
1985	20,933	1,885	1,916	3,933
1986	21,144	1,902	1,940	3,976
1987	21,205	1,917	1,962	3,899
1988	21,217	1,833	1,923	3,803
1989	20,362	1,864	1,976	3,819
1990	20,447	1,850	2,004	3,811

Secondary Teachers

Year	*No. of teachers	B post Respon.	Vice-Principals	Principals
December
1980	11,740	2,943	533	525
1981	11,896	3,195	516	514
1982	12,065	3,275	513	512
1983	11,900	3,330	508	507
1984	11,902	3,357	501	501
1985	12,030	3,455	502	504
1986	12,112	3,557	503	497
1987	11,958	3,575	496	495
1988	11,698	3,604	491	495
1989	11,630	3,630	485	483
1990	11,550	3,650	480	479

* Teachers in receipt of incremental salary

Comprehensive and Community Teachers

Year	*No. of teachers	B post Respon.	Vice-Principals	Principals
December
1980	1,684	448	49	49
1981	1,856	508	54	54
1982	2,021	554	60	58
1983	2,112	554	59	59
1984	2,176	604	62	61
1985	2,254	656	63	60
1986	2,310	657	62	58
1987	2,337	676	61	62
1988	2,337	692	67	65
1989	2,293	712	66	65
1990	2,458	766	80	72

* Teachers in receipt of incremental salary.

Second Level Vocational Teachers

The authorised allocations of vocational teachers, expressed in whole-time teacher equivalents, and principals, including acting principals, in respect of full-time day courses for the years in question are as follows:——

Year	WTE's	No. of Principals
1980-81	4,895.9	242
1981-82	4,925.2	243
1982-83	5,196.1	245
1983-84	5,021.1	248
1984-85	5,104.1	247
1985-86	5,242.1	246
1986-87	5,389.3	252
1987-88	5,374.5	254
1988-89	5,221.0	251
1989-90	5,267.1	252
1990-91	5,378.9	248

The other information sought is not readily available from the Department's records.