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Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 16 Feb 1999

Vol. 500 No. 4

Written Answers. - School Staffing.

Richard Bruton

Question:

395 Mr. R. Bruton asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of male and female principals employed in primary schools by county and by type of school (details supplied). [4394/99]

Richard Bruton

Question:

396 Mr. R. Bruton asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of male and female principals employed in co-educational schools (details supplied) on a county basis. [4395/99]

Richard Bruton

Question:

397 Mr. R. Bruton asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of male and female principals employed in co-educational primary schools (details supplied) in Cork city and county. [4396/99]

I propose to take Questions Nos. 395, 396 and 397 together.

Much of the information requested by the Deputy is not readily available or easily accessible and would require an inordinate amount of official time to collate. However, details of the number of male and female principals employed in primary schools on a county by county basis are being compiled and will be made available to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Richard Bruton

Question:

398 Mr. R. Bruton asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of applicants both male and female for positions of principal teachers of national schools on a county basis in 1996. [4397/99]

Richard Bruton

Question:

399 Mr. R. Bruton asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of principals appointed both male and females in national schools on a county per county basis in 1996. [4398/99]

I propose to take Questions Nos. 398 and 399 together.

The information requested by the Deputy is as follows:

County

No. of Applicants

Male

Female

No. appointed

Male

Female

Dublin

76

87

14

15

Wicklow

11

20

2

4

Wexford

5

2

Kilkenny

13

25

1

4

Carlow

1

7

2

Tipperary

19

12

3

2

Waterford

1

1

Laois

3

1

2

Offaly

11

11

3

1

Meath

34

3

4

5

Kildare

15

9

2

2

Longford

17

14

3

2

Roscommon

8

5

3

Leitrim

2

4

1

1

Westmeath

9

8

1

1

Donegal

20

13

8

1

Monaghan

7

15

1

5

Louth

3

1

1

1

Cavan

2

2

1

Cork

65

79

9

12

Limerick

28

49

8

9

Clare

15

20

2

4

Kerry

28

20

3

3

Galway

18

23

5

5

Sligo

1

2

1

Mayo

22

26

5

5

Richard Bruton

Question:

400 Mr. R. Bruton asked the Minister for Education and Science if he will give a gender breakdown of the number of principals, deputy principals, assistant principals and special duties post holders in the primary teaching profession. [4399/99]

The information requested by the Deputy is set out hereunder.

Post

Male

Female

Principal

1,724

1,595

Deputy Principal

349

1,826

Assistant Principal

149

489

Special Duties teacher

901

3,912

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