Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 19 Nov 1997

Vol. 483 No. 1

Written Answers. - Gender Balance.

Richard Bruton

Question:

219 Mr. R. Bruton asked the Minister for Education and Science the number and gender break-down of applicants for posts as principal teachers for each county; the number and gender break-down of appointments as principal teachers in primary schools for each county; the number and gender breakdown of appointees as principal teachers for single sex full stream boys' schools, single sex full stream girls' schools, single sex junior boys' schools, single sex junior girls' schools, single sex senior boys' schools, single sex senior girls' schools, full stream co-educational schools with less than four teachers, full stream co-educational schools with between four and eight teachers, full stream co-educational schools with nine or more teachers, junior co-educational schools and senior co-educational schools; and the number and gender breakdown of all principal teachers in this regard. [19908/97]

Minister for Education and Science (Mr. Martin)

The information requested by the Deputy is currently being extracted from records within my Department and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as it is available.

Richard Bruton

Question:

220 Mr. R. Bruton asked the Minister for Education and Science the total number and gender breakdown of entrants to colleges of education in 1997. [19909/97]

Minister for Education and Science (Mr. Martin)

I assume the Deputy is referring to entrants to the full-time courses in these colleges for the training of primary and of post-primary teachers of home economics.

The information requested is set out as follows.

1. (a) Primary Colleges of Education — entrants to Bachelor of Education Degree Course in 1997

College of Education	Male	Female	Total
St. Patrick's, Drumcondra	26	217	243
Mary Immaculate, Limerick	37	202	239
Froebel College, Sion Hill, Blackrock	1	44	45
St. Mary's, Marino	9	39	48
Church of Ireland College, Rathmines	–	28	28
Total			603

(b) Primary Colleges of Education — entrants to 18 months' post-graduate teacher training course in January 1997

College for Primary Teachers	Male	Female	Total
St. Patrick's, Drumcondra	8	42	50
Mary Immaculate, Limerick	6	44	50
Froebel College, Sion Hill, Blackrock	6	19	25
St. Mary's, Marino	4	20	24
Total			149

2. Colleges for Post-Primary Teachers of Home Economics

College	Male	Female	Total
St. Angela's College of Home
Economics, Sligo	1	26	27
St. Catherine's College of Home Economics, Sion Hill, Blackrock	–	28	28
Total			55

Richard Bruton

Question:

221 Mr. R. Bruton asked the Minister for Education and Science the total number and gender breakdown of inspectorate staff. [19910/97]

Minister for Education and Science (Mr. Martin)

There is a total of 151.5 (wholetime equivalent) staff employed in the inspectorate in my Department — 113.5 male and 38 female.