Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 July 2018
607. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of teachers employed in primary and secondary schools; the additional number who will be employed in September 2018; the projected additional hires in 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35228/18]
View answerThe overall number of primary teachers (both contracted and casual) who were paid on my Departments' payroll on the 2th July 2018 was 43,819.
The overall number of secondary, community and comprehensive teachers (both contracted and casual) who were paid on my Departments payroll on the 5th July 2018 was 20,392.
Budget 2018 provided for an additional 1,280 teaching posts at Primary and Post Primary levels in the 2018/19 school year.
Decisions in relation to the 2019/20 school year will be taken as part of the estimates process and will be announced on Budget day in October of this year.
