Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 July 2018
543. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children enrolled in primary and secondary schools which have opted into the Gaeltacht schools recognition scheme; and the number of teachers employed by primary and secondary schools which have opted into the scheme. [33694/18]
View answerBased on annual returns, there were 14,024 children enrolled in both primary and post-primary schools that have opted into the Gaeltacht School Recognition Scheme for the academic year 2017/2018. 7,724 of these children were enrolled in primary schools and 6,300 were enrolled in post-primary schools.
In the 2017/2018 school year there were 1074.67 teachers allocated to primary and post-primary schools that have opted into the Scheme (i.e. 499 primary teachers and 575.67 post-primary teachers).
