Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 22 October 2024
359. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the number of teachers allocated to primary schools in 2024; and the number of teachers that would need to be allocated to primary schools in 2029, assuming the current pupil teacher ratio was to be maintained in 2029. [42888/24]
View answerCurrently there are over 43,000 teaching posts allocated across the primary school system. This represents an increase of over 5,250 teachers when compared with the 2019/20 school year.
The future allocation of teaching posts will need to take several factors into account, including demographic changes. My Department’s latest reports "Statistical Bulletin 2023/24", "Education Indicators for Ireland 2023" and "Regional Projections of full-time enrolments Primary and Second Level 2021-2036" are available on the statistics section of the Department's website.
