1381. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of school secretaries and caretakers currently employed in recognised primary and post-primary schools; the number who remain outside full public service pension arrangements, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58747/26]

I wish to advise the Deputy on the numbers of school secretaries/caretakers as per the data supplied in the attached file.

Please note:

Numbers shown are relevant to Secretaries currently paid on the Department of Education and Youth's payroll only, it does not include Secretaries paid directly by schools as we do not hold this data

Caretakers (except for a small cohort referred to as 78/79 Caretakers) are not paid through the Department of Education and Youth's payroll; therefore, we cannot provide the requested numbers.

Number of school secretaries/caretakers