John Brady
Ceist:84. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of teachers who qualified to teach home economics in each of the years 2014 to 2016 and to date in 2017. [48490/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraThursday, 16 November 2017
Ceisteanna (84, 85)
John Brady
Ceist:85. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education and Skills the colleges that provide teacher training for home economics. [48491/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraFreagraí scríofa
I propose to take Questions Nos. 84 and 85 together.
I wish to advise the Deputy that St Angela’s College, Sligo is the sole provider of initial teacher education for teachers of Home Economics in Ireland.
The Deputy may wish to note that I have increased from 85 to 101 the number of students admitted to St Angela’s, Sligo to follow the Home Economics ITE programme in the current year, with further expansions in future years being considered.
The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table.
Number of teachers who received a qualification in Home Economics
|
Year |
Number of teachers |
|
2014 |
51 |
|
2015 |
53 |
|
2016 |
70 |
|
2017 |
63 |