Vol. 413 No. 9
45 Mr. Deenihan asked the Minister for Education if he will outline the total cost of substitute cover in national schools during the school year 1990-91; the proportion of this which was paid to unqualified substitutes; and if he will outline the progress which has been made on the establishment of a panel of trained supply teachers.
269 Mr. Deenihan asked the Minister for Education the number of days qualified substitute teachers were employed in national schools (1) during the school year 1990-91 and (2) during the months of September and October 1991.
270 Mr. Deenihan asked the Minister for Education the number of days unqualified substitutes were employed in national schools (1) during the school year 1990-91 and (2) during the months September and October 1991.
I propose to take Questions Nos. 45, 269 and 270 together.
The total cost of substitute cover in national schools in the period 1 December 1990 to 30 June 1991 was £5,862,846. The total cost of unqualified substitution in that period was £694,234.
The total number of substitute days worked by qualified teachers in national schools in the 1990-91 school year was 139,385 and in the months of September and October 1991 18,845 days. In the school year 1990-91 unqualified substitutes served for 25,321 days and in the months of September and October 1991 for 1,568 days.
My Department are currently examining the implications of the establishment of a supply panel of trained teachers on a pilot basis.
