asked the Minister for Education the total number of teachers in religious orders in (a) primary schools and (b) secondary schools in each of the years 1940, 1950, 1960, 1970, 1975 and the most recent date for which figures are available.
240.
Written Answers. - Religious Order Teachers.
239.
asked the Minister for Education the total number of (a) trained and (b) untrained teachers in religious orders in (i) primary and (ii) secondary schools in each of the years 1940, 1950, 1960, 1970, 1975 and the most recent date for which figures are available.
241.
asked the Minister for Education the total number of teachers in religious orders expressed as a percentage of the total teaching profession in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in the country in each of the years 1940, 1950, 1960, 1970, 1975 and the most recent date for which figures are available.
With the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, Questions Nos. 239, 240 and 241 are being taken together.
Information in this format is not available in respect of the years 1940, 1950 and 1960.
Following is the other information requested:
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1969-70 |
1974-75 |
1976-77 |
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National:* |
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Religious—trained |
2,533 |
2,185 |
2,124 |
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—untrained |
318 |
146 |
70 |
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Total |
2,851 |
2,331 |
2,194 |
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Total above as a percentage of total teaching profession in national |
19 |
.2 |
13 |
.9 |
12 |
.7 |
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Secondary:† |
2,396 |
2,386 |
2,337 |
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Total religious as a percentage of total teaching profession in secondary |
35 |
.4 |
25 |
.3 |
23 |
.0 |
* Figures exclude temporary unqualified teachers and supernumeraries.
† Incremental teachers—all trained.