Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 28 November 2017
174. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary schools; the number of secondary schools; the number of full-time physical education inspectors for both primary and second level schools nationally; the budget allocation for physical education inspections, including inspector salary bands, in each of the years 2013 to 2016 and to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50133/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraIn the school year 2016/17, there were 3,250 primary and 711 second-level schools aided by the Department of Education and Skills. Within the Inspectorate, there are fifty-three primary and fifty-four post-primary inspectors engaged in the inspection of schools. All primary inspectors are generalists who are competent to evaluate all eleven subjects on the Primary School Curriculum (1999), including Physical Education. Post-primary inspectors, while recruited as subject specialists, are competent to evaluate the quality of teaching and learning in all contexts at second level. Among the inspectors at post-primary level, there are two specialist inspectors of Physical Education.
There is no specific budget allocated for physical education inspections.
Salary bands for primary and post-primary inspectors are contained in the table.
EURO Payscales for Inspectorate Grade
|
EURO Payscales for Inspectorate Grades from 01/01/10 to 30/06/13 |
Post-Primary/Primary Inspector |
€ 53,984 |
€ 56,326 |
€ 58,654 |
€ 60,963 |
€ 63,867 |
€ 68,210 |
|
|
€ 72,097 |
€ 76,036 |
€ 79,238 |
€ 81,720 (LSI 1) |
€ 84,195 (LSI 2) |
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|
Post-Primary/Primary Inspector (PPC)* |
€ 56,789 |
€ 59,246 |
€ 61,701 |
€ 64,128 |
€ 67,142 |
€ 71,671 |
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|
€ 75,760 |
€ 79,912 |
€ 83,281 |
€ 85,884 (LSI 1) |
€88,494 (LSI 2) |
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EURO Payscales for Inspectorate Grades from 01/07/13 to 31/03/17 |
Post-Primary/Primary Inspector |
€ 53,984 |
€ 56,326 |
€ 58,654 |
€ 60,963 |
€ 63,867 |
€ 65,000 |
|
|
€ 68,132 |
€ 71,854 |
€ 74,880 |
€ 77,182 |
€ 79,459 |
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|
Post-Primary/Primary Inspector (PPC) |
€ 51,110 |
€ 54,426 |
€ 56,789 |
€ 59,246 |
€ 61,701 |
€ 64,128 |
€ 65,000 |
|
|
€ 67,729 |
€ 71,593 |
€ 75,517 |
€ 78,619 |
€ 81,013 |
€83,414 |
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EURO Payscales for Inspectorate Grades from 01/04/17 onwards |
Primary / Post Primary |
€ 54,984 |
€ 57,326 |
€ 59,654 |
€ 61,963 |
€ 64,867 |
€ 66,605 |
|
|
€ 70,115 |
€ 73,945 |
€ 77,059 |
€ 79,451 |
€ 81,827 |
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|
Primary / Post Primary (PPC) |
€52,110 |
€55,426 |
€ 57,789 |
€ 60,246 |
€ 62,701 |
€ 65,128 |
€ 66,071 |
|
|
€ 69,700 |
€73,677 |
€ 77,715 |
€ 80,950 |
€ 83,449 |
€ 85,954 |
*Personal pension contribution
