§ Mr. Kilfedderasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what proportion of the total recurrent expenditure of
Percentage of total recurrent expenditure 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 Teachers* … … … … … 44 43 41 40 40 Area Board and DENI† Staff … … 15 15 15 16 17 * Full-time teachers in schools including employers national insurance and superannuation. † All staff (full-time and part-time) of Department of Education for Northern Ireland and the five area boards, including employers national insurance and superannuation. Includes provision for part-time teachers. These figures include wages of school caretakers, kitchen staff and other ancillaries. Earlier figures are not available, since the education and library boards did not come into existence until 1 October 1973. The number of full-time teachers in schools rose over the period from approximately 17,000 to approximately 19,000.