Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 18 April 2023
612. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education the number of teachers on different types of leave that is, job share, maternity break, career break and so on in 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18239/23]
View answerI wish to advise the Deputy that details of the number of teachers who are on career break, and who are jobsharers, is extracted at the end of June each year, and is published annually as part of my Departments statistics on teacher numbers.
The information for the years requested by the Deputy, from 2019 to 2022, is available on my Department's website at the link below.
www.gov.ie/en/publication/c97fbd-teacher-statistics/#number-of-teachers-by-gender-appointed-to-teaching-posts
Statistical data on maternity leave absences, or other types of leave absences, is not collated and published annually, and is therefore not readily available.
Details in relation to the criteria applicable to my Departments jobsharers scheme are available at gov.ie - Job Sharing Scheme for teachers and special needs assistants (SNAs) (www.gov.ie).
Details in relation to the career break scheme are available at gov.ie - Career Break Scheme for teachers and special needs assistants (SNAs) (www.gov.ie).
Details in relation to the criteria for the maternity leave scheme are available at gov.ie - Maternity leave for teachers and special needs assistants (SNAs) (www.gov.ie)
