Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 26 September 2017
136. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of members of the inspectorate who are engaged or have previously engaged in post-primary inspections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40276/17]
View answer137. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of members of the inspectorate who are engaged or have previously engaged in post-primary inspections that have served as school principals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40277/17]
View answer138. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of members of the inspectorate who have served as principals in a DEIS post-primary school or elsewhere or as deputy principals, excluding those that subsequently became principals, in a DEIS post-primary school or elsewhere. [40278/17]
View answer139. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of the post-primary inspectorate who regularly engaged in inspections; the number that have served four or more years as permanent teachers in a DEIS school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40279/17]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 36 to 39, inclusive, together.
Excluding the members of the Senior Management Team of the Inspectorate, there are currently fifty-five post-primary inspectors in service. With the exception of an inspector who has recently joined the service and is on induction, all regularly engage in inspection. The criteria for appointment as a post-primary inspector are included in the application process which is managed by the Public Appointments Service. While, to date, experience of having served in a leadership or management role in a second-level school or centre for education is listed as a desirable attribute in the recruitment process, experience as a principal, deputy principal or teacher in a DEIS school is not an essential requirement for these posts. Therefore, the Department does not currently hold the information requested by the Deputy.
