Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 27 June 2017
218. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of teachers at secondary level that are employed on contracts of less than ten hours per week; the number of secondary level teachers employed on temporary contracts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29731/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraThere are 278 teachers at secondary level that are employed on contracts of less than ten hours per week. There are 3,160 secondary level teachers employed on temporary contracts.
Teachers employed by the Education and Training Boards (ETBs) are paid on their individual payrolls. The information in relation to the ETBs would have to be obtained from them individually.
It is a matter for the managerial authority of a school to determine the number of hours allocated to an individual teacher during a school year.
My Department has taken significant steps in recent years to address the issue of casualisation and to improve the situation of part-time teachers. Under the terms of public service agreements, my Department has implemented recommendations of the Ward Report and a revised sequence for filling available teaching posts/hours in schools. Both of these measures enable fixed-term and part-time teachers to gain permanent, full-time jobs more easily and quickly than before.
