School Staff

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 May 2022

Tuesday, 24 May 2022

Questions (415)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

Question:

415. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the number of teachers working in primary and secondary schools, respectively not including special education teachers in tabular form. [26092/22]

Written answers

Minister for Education

Please find attached allocated posts for the 2021/2022 academic year, broken down by primary/post-primary. As requested, "Language/Learning Support Teachers" and "Special Classes/Schools Teachers" are excluded. As the academic year is not complete this data is provisional.

Sector	Total posts excluding "Language/Learning Support Teachers" and "Special Classes/Schools Teachers"
Primary	26,315
Post-primary	25,579