Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 10 July 2018
226. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of school principals that have stepped down over the past five years in County Kildare; and the number that were teaching principals. [30423/18]
View answer227. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of school principals that have stepped down over the past five years in County Laois; and the number that were teaching principals. [30424/18]
View answer228. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of school principals that have stepped down over the past five years in County Offaly; and the number that were teaching principals. [30425/18]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 226 to 228, inclusive, together.
Principal teachers are employed by the managerial authorities of their schools and the information required for their payment on payrolls operated by my Department is provided by them. The information is provided on standardised forms which are completed by authorised representatives in the school.
A Data Protection Privacy Statement is included on these forms. The Data Statement outlines that the main purpose for which my Department requires the personal data provided is the payment of wages. It is also required for the payment of pension at retirement.
The information is retained on databases to ensure the correct payment of the teaching staff paid by my Department and employed in the schools on an ongoing basis.
The information requested by the Deputy could only be obtained from these databases. Statistics broken down by individual counties is not available.
A statistical analysis of the aggregated data requested for voluntary secondary community and comprehensive schools indicated that less than one per cent of individuals who continued in teaching were paid the allowance in one school year and not in the next. The statistics show that all of these Principals were Administrative Principals.
A statistical analysis of the aggregated data requested for primary schools indicated that 2.8% of individuals who continued in teaching were paid the allowance in one school year and not in the next. The statistics also show that 2.6% of these individuals were teaching Principals.
The reasons for individuals whom continue to teach but no longer receive a Principals allowance is not captured by our databases.
