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Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 14 Oct 1992

Vol. 423 No. 5

Written Answers. - Teacher Statistics.

P. J. Sheehan

Question:

74 Mr. Sheehan asked the Minister for Education the number of teachers in (a) primary (b) secondary (c) vocational and (d) community and comprehensive schools who have retired on grounds of ill health each year since 1977; the number of teachers in each of the above categories who are currently in receipt of early retirement pensions on grounds of ill health; and if he will give comparative figures for teachers who retire on grounds of ill health with other categories of public servants.

1. Information on the number of teachers awarded superannuation benefits on retirement on grounds of ill-health under the National and Secondary School Teachers Superannuation Schemes in each calender year since 1977 is set out in tabular form. 2. As cessation of pensions is not recorded by category, cumulative figures for the number of pensions awarded on ill health grounds and currently in payment are not readily available. 3. Vocational teachers who retire on grounds of ill-health are awarded benefits under the Local Government Superannuation Scheme administered by the Department of the Environment. Details on these retirees are not kept by my Department. 4. Data on comparative ill-health retirements in the public service are not recorded in my Department.

Following is the table:

Table

Year

Pensions awarded (by calender year) on ill health grounds under the:

National School Teachers Superannuation Scheme

Secondary Teachers Superannuation Scheme

Secondary

Community/ Comprehensive

1977

10

5

0

1978

20

8

0

1979

19

8

2

1980

22

7

2

1981

18

12

1

1982

39

9

0

1983

42

12

1

1984

40

20

3

1985

40

23

6

1986

43

24

7

1987

43

28

5

1988

47

27

2

1989

48

26

4

1990

80

24

8

1991

70

34

8

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