Written Answers - School Staffing Thursday, 30 September 2010

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  82.  Deputy Fergus O’Dowd      asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills      the number of retired teachers who are employed in a part-time or temporary capacity in schools here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34146/10]

Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills (Deputy Mary Coughlan):    There are currently nineteen retired post primary teachers employed on a part-time contractual basis in the voluntary secondary and community /comprehensive sectors. There were sixty eight retired teachers paid for employment in a casual /non casual substitute capacity in Secondary and Community/comprehensive schools on my Departments’ payroll in September 2010.

There are currently fifty five retired primary teachers employed on a part-time contractual basis in the primary sector. There were fifty retired teachers paid for employment in a casual /non casual substitute capacity in primary schools on my Departments’ payroll in September 2010.

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