Written answers
Tuesday, 18 September 2012
Department of Education and Skills
Teaching Contracts
Eamonn Maloney (Dublin South West, Labour)
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To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in the case of primary teachers who started teaching in 2011, the numbers of such teachers and the numbers of such teachers in the age bands 20-23 years, 23-25 years, 25-27 years, 27-30 years and more than 30 years or, as an alternative to age bands, the years of birth of these teachers as notified to his Department. [38333/12]
Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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The information sought by the Deputy is set out in the following table.
Primary Teachers who started Teaching in 2011
| Age in 2012 | Number of teachers |
|---|---|
| 20 to 23 years of age | 1,019 |
| 24 to 25 years of age | 238 |
| 26 to 27 years of age | 138 |
| 28 to 29 years of age | 120 |
| aged 30 and over | 312 |
| Total | 1,827 |
This covers teachers employed on a full time, part time and casual basis.
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