Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 1 April 2015
137. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary school teachers who are qualified to masters level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13447/15]
View answerSince 2006, the Teaching Council is the body with statutory authority to recognise teaching qualifications and register teachers.
Data supplied to my Department by the Teaching Council indicate that there are approximately 2710 primary teachers registered with a Masters qualification on the Teaching Council Register.
It should be noted that this number reflects records where the teacher registered the qualification at initial registration or subsequently updated their information to include the qualification. Many teachers may hold this qualification but have not included it as part of their submission to the Teaching Council.
