School Staff

Tuesday, 9 November 2021

Questions (425)

Neale Richmond

Question:

425. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Education the number of substitute teachers that are on each substitute teacher supply panel across the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54301/21]

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Minister for Education

As part of the COVID-19 supports provided to schools in 2020, additional funding of €41.2 million was allocated to provide primary schools with substitute staff.

This funding allowed for the expansion of the Substitute Teacher Supply Panel from a pilot scheme consisting of 6 base schools to 132 Substitute Teacher Supply Panels nationwide, with almost 380 newly appointed Supply Panel teachers employed, providing substitute cover to over 2,500 schools across the country.

My Department has engaged with the education stakeholders on the issues raised about the current difficulty in accessing substitutes for teacher absences.

Among other measures, a review of the supply panels has taken place and approximately 100 additional teachers are being added to existing/new areas where significant challenges have been demonstrated in sourcing substitution. Engagement is ongoing with the base schools to make arrangements for the recruitment of additional staff immediately.

The most recent data on the current Supply Panel clusters is follows:

Base School Roll No	Base County	Base Town	Base School Name	Posts Allocated
13105L	Carlow	Bagenalstown	St Brigid's Monastery NS	2
18424G	Carlow	Carlow	Scoil Nais Iosef Naofa	4
08490N	Cavan	Cavan	St. Clares Primary School	3
14211P	Cavan	Kingscourt	Scoil na Lathrach 2 ( Muff NS)	2
17625L	Cavan	Virginia	Cnoc An Teampaill	3
16908S	Clare	Ennis	Sixmilebridge N.S.	4
19838P	Clare	Ennis	Gaelscoil Mhichil Ciosog	4
20041C	Clare	Kilrush	St. Senans, Convent of Mercy N.S.	2
17755B	Cork	Ballincollig	Scoil Naomh Mhuire C	5
17168J	Cork	Bandon	S N Inis Eoghanain	2
16087E	Cork	Bantry	Kealkill NS	1
20550A	Cork	Carrigaline	Holy Well National School	3
13450F	Cork	Cobh	Bunscoil Rinn An Chabhlaigh	3
13980L	Cork	Cork city Centre	S N B Togher Cork	5
19993E	Cork	Cork City North *	Gaelscoil An Ghoirt Alainn	5
12203G	Cork	Cork East	S N NAOMH ANTAINE	4
20553G	Cork	Cork East	Strawberry Hill NS	4
14784Q	Cork	Dunmanway	Dunmanway BNS	2
19256Q	Cork	Mallow	Scoil Ghobnatan	3
20107G	Cork	Midleton	Gaelscoil MHAINISTIR NA CORANN	3
02278I	Cork	Mill Street	Mill Street Convent National School	2
19404F	Cork	Mitchelstown	Sn Mhuire	3
20105C	Cork	Passage West	Star of the Sea Primary School	3
15627F	Donegal	Buncrana	St Muras N S	3
17260U	Donegal	Donegal	Scoil an Linbh Íosa	2
17503U	Donegal	Donegal	S N Adhamhnain	1
16821G	Donegal	Inishowen	Clochar Padraig Naofa	2
16672P	Donegal	Letterkenny	St Patricks N S	4
14910S	Donegal	Lifford	St Mary's National School (Castlefinn NS)	2
18151U	Donegal	Milford	Scoil Mhuire Milford	2
19303W	Dublin	Ballymun	Virgin Mary GNs	5
19335M	Dublin	Blackrock	Guardians Angels	4
19605P	Dublin	Dublin 15	Blakestown Way	5
20468P	Dublin	Tallaght	St Dominic's NS	5
19662E	Dublin 10	Ballyfermot	St Michaels Ns	6
20029M	Dublin 11	Finglas	St Brigids Infant NS	6
19406J	Dublin 13	Donaghmede	Holy Trinity Sen National School	6
19904C	Dublin 14	Dundrum	Holy Cross NS Dundrum	6
14939T	Dublin 14	Rathfarnham	Rathfarnham Parish N.S.	6
19769W	Dublin 15	Blanchardstown	Scoil Thomais Laurel Lodge	7
20383H	Dublin 15	Hansfield	Hansfield ETNS	4
19314E	Dublin 16	Ballinteer	Scoil Na Maighdine Mhuire Boy	6
19524P	Dublin 17	Darndale	Our Lady Immaculate Sen NS	5
19220S	Dublin 22	Clondalkin	Scoil Ide	6
19765O	Dublin 25	Tallaght	St Thomas Senior	6
19308J	Dublin 3	Clontarf	St. Brigids B.N.S.	6
11894I	Dublin 4	Sandymount	Scoil Mhuire	5
19919P	Dublin 5	Artane *	St. Davids N.S.	5
13612F	Dublin 6W	Terenure *	Presentation Primary School	6
20091R	Dublin 7	Phibsboro	St. Peters National School	6
20429F	Dublin 8	Dublin City Centre	St James's Primary School	6
20223I	Dublin Co	Lucan	Gaelscoil Eiscir Riada	5
20303G	Dublin Co	Lucan	Lucan East ETNS	6
19001G	Dublin North Co	Ballyboughal	Ballyboughal NS	5
16332O	Dublin North Co	Skerries	St Patricks N S	6
19535U	Dublin North Co	Swords	Brackenstown Senior N.S.	6
19320W	Dublin South Co	Dunlaoghaire	Our Lady of Good Councel	6
16071M	Galway	Athenry *	Scoil Chroi Naofa	3
17198S	Galway	Ballinasloe	Creagh NS	3
19973V	Galway	Clifden	Scoil Mhuire Clifden	1
19932H	Galway	Connemara	Scoil Mhic Dara	1
19795A	Galway	Galway City	Tirellan Heights N S	4
20108I	Galway	Galway West	St. John the Apostle, Knocknacarra NS	4
18572V	Galway	Glenamaddy	Glenamaddy NS	1
20465J	Galway	Gort	Gort NS	3
15835M	Galway	Loughrea	St Brendans Boys	1
19276W	Galway	Tuam	St Colmans Mxd N S	3
00538V	Kerry	Dingle	Clochar Daingean	1
19512I	Kerry	Killarney	St. Olivers Ns	4
04062S	Kerry	Listowel	Presentation Primary N.S.	2
18247K	Kerry	Tralee	S N Mhuire Na Mbraithre	3
18288B	Kildare	Athy	Scoil Mhichil Naofa	3
20403K	Kildare	Kildare Town	Kildare Town ETNS	3
19407L	Kildare	Leixlip *	Scoil Bhride	4
00779U	Kildare	Maynooth	Presentation Convent	5
13328I	Kildare	Newbridge	St. Patricks	2
20023A	Kildare	Newbridge	Gaelscoil Chill Dara	3
08099P	Kildare	Sallins	ST LAURENCES NATIONAL SCHOOL	2
19523N	Kilkenny	Kilkenny City	School Of The Holy Spirit Special School	4
17827A	Laois	Portarlington	Scoil Phadraig	3
19747M	Laois	Portlaoise	Scoil Bhride Ns	4
20071L	Laois	Rathdowney	Scoil Bhride	2
20432R	Leitrim	Carrick On Shannon	Scoil Mhuire	3
15680J	Limerick	Ballysheedy	Roxboro National School	4
19800N	Limerick	Castletroy	Milford NS	4
20193C	Limerick	Kilmallock	Scoil Mocheallog	3
16715H	Limerick	Limerick	St John The Baptist Boys N S	5
12975N	Limerick	Newcastlewest	St Josephs Convent	3
20128O	Longford	Ballymahon	ST Matthews Mixed NS	2
20101R	Longford	Granard	The Sacred Heart Primary N.S.	2
18178R	Longford	Longford	St Josephs Convent	3
17059E	Louth	Drogheda	Scoil Na Mbraithre Sn	5
16760M	Louth	Dundalk	Dromiskin Mixed N S	4
20339E	Louth	Dundalk	RÉALT NA MARA SCHOOL	3
16208N	Louth	Termonfeckin	Scoil Náisíunta Naomh Feichín	4
15555G	Mayo	Ballina	Breafy N S	3
20089H	Mayo	Ballinrobe	St. Josephs N. S.	2
20142I	Mayo	Ballyhaunis	Scoil Iosa	2
18694M	Mayo	Castlebar	Convent Of Mercy N S	3
19867W	Meath	Dunshaughlin	SCOIL NA RITHE	4
19813W	Meath	Kildalkey	St. Dympna's National School	3
19671F	Meath	Navan	ST PAULS N S	4
20352T	Meath	Navan *	Ard Rí Community N.S.	4
16923O	Monaghan	Monaghan	Urbleshanny National School	2
20174V	Monaghan	Monaghan	Scoil Eanna	3
12370C	Offaly	Birr	St Brendan's Monastery	4
20267F	Offaly	Edenderry	Scoil Bhride Primary School	4
19713S	Offaly	Tullamore	Arden Boys Ns	4
13757I	Roscommon	Castlerea	Tarmon NS	2
20498B	Roscommon	Roscommon	St Coman’s Wood Primary School	3
18979F	Sligo	Sligo	S N Ursula	4
20019J	Sligo	Tubbercurry	Holly Family School	2
18716T	Tipperary	Cahir	Cahir BNS	3
16725K	Tipperary	Carrick On Suir	SN Mhuire Na Mbraithre	2
20355C	Tipperary	Fethard	Holy Trinity National School	3
16344V	Tipperary	Nenagh	St. Mary's Jnr B.N.S.	3
04067F	Tipperary	Newport	Newport Convent	2
19874T	Tipperary	Thurles	Presentation Primary School	3
01862M	Tipperary	Tipperary	Tipperary G.N.S.	3
19814B	Waterford	Dungarvan	Scoil Gharbáin	3
19629G	Waterford	Waterford	Holy Cross School	3
19947U	Waterford	Waterford City	Mount Sion Primary School	4
19948W	Westmeath	Athlone	Sc. Na Gceithre Maistri	3
20188J	Westmeath	Mullingar	Mullingar ETNS	4
08221J	Wexford	Enniscorthy	St Senans National Sch	4
19739N	Wexford	Wexford	Scoil Mhuire Coolcotts	4
20482J	Wexford	Wexford	Bunscoil Ris	3
20469R	Wicklow	Arklow	St. Johns Senior School	4
20110S	Wicklow	Blessington	St Mary's Senior N.S	4
17537O	Wicklow	Bray	Scoil Padraig Naofa	4
19748O	Wicklow	Shillelagh	Shillelagh	3
15676S	Wicklow	Wicklow Town	Padraig Naofa B N.S.	3
		21-22 Year	Total Allocated	471