Vol. 446 No. 1
130 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Education if she will define the term untrained as applied to substitute teachers in national schools; if she can confirm that the term untrained applies only to persons with certain minimum qualifications or if any person may be employed as an untrained substitute teacher in a national school. [1677/94]
Any person not possessing the qualifications required under the Rules for National Schools to teach in a national school is regarded as untrained.
Substitutes are required to be qualified under the Rules for National Schools. Where it is not possible to obtain a qualified substitute, the services as substitute of a person, who though not qualified under the rules is otherwise deemed suitable, may be accepted.
131 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Education the total number of substitution days paid in primary schools for each of the months March to June 1994; and the number of substitution days paid to untrained persons acting as substitute teachers in each of those months. [1678/94]
The information requested by the Deputy is as follows:
|
Month. |
Total number of substitute days. |
Number of untrained substitute days. |
|
March |
15,681 |
5,199 |
|
April |
20,819 |
7,589 |
|
May |
15,938 |
5,256 |
|
June |
15,756 |
5,364 |
