P. J. Sheehan
Ceist:74 Mr. Sheehan asked the Minister for Education the number of teachers in (a) primary (b) secondary (c) vocational and (d) community and comprehensive schools who have retired on grounds of ill health each year since 1977; the number of teachers in each of the above categories who are currently in receipt of early retirement pensions on grounds of ill health; and if he will give comparative figures for teachers who retire on grounds of ill health with other categories of public servants.