School Staffing

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 9 October 2012

Tuesday, 9 October 2012

Questions (60)

Brian Stanley

Question:

60. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of teachers affected by the pay cut for new entrants to teaching, the cap on qualification allowances for new entrants to teaching and the abolition of qualification allowances for new entrants to teaching; if he will provide specific information on the number of teachers who commenced teaching between 1 January, 2011 and 5 December, 2011 at both primary level and at second level; the number of teachers who commenced teaching between 6 December 2011 and 31 January 2012 at both primary level and at second level; and the number of teachers who commenced teaching after 31 January 2012 at both primary level and at second level. [43111/12]

Written answers

Minister for Education and Skills

The number of new appointees paid for the first time on the Department's payrolls in the period from the first of January 2011 to the 5th December 2011 was one thousand six hundred and two primary teachers and one thousand eight hundred and eleven teachers in secondary and community/comprehensive schools.

The figures in the period from the 6th December 2011 to the 31st January 2012 were one hundred and seventy three and two hundred and fifty seven respectively.

The number paid from the 1st February 2012 to date is one thousand one hundred and fifteen primary teachers and nine hundred and twenty teachers in secondary and community comprehensive schools.

The figures include all categories of teachers (substitute, part-time, temporary and permanent) appointed during the periods in question.

Teachers appointed in the period 6 December 2011 to 31 January 2012 received basic pay as of the 1/1/2011 basic pay rate and qualification allowances to a maximum of the rate of an honours primary degree (€4,426).

Teachers appointed from the 1st February 2012 to date received basic pay as of the 1/1/2011 basic pay rate only.

Question No. 61 answered with Question No. 53.