Seán Power
Ceist:148 Mr. Power asked the Minister for Education the number of teachers who have been dismissed from their posts in second-level schools throughout the country each year for the last five years.
Written Answers. - Dismissal of Teachers.
As far as my Department is aware one post-primary teacher was dismissed in 1992. I should point out that secondary schools are private institutions and my Department would not necessarily be aware of the dismissal of teachers in such schools.
Seán Power
Ceist:149 Mr. Power asked the Minister for Education the number of teachers who have been dismissed from their posts in primary schools throughout the country each year for the last five years.
The dismissal of a primary teacher is a matter for the board of management of a school. One primary teacher was dismissed from a post primary school in the 1991-92 school year.