Seán Fleming (Laois, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I suggest we write to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. We are continually told teachers are employed by the boards of management, ergo they are not State employees and if there is a problem in a school the board of management must sort it out, but they get State pensions. There are similar issues with people on FÁS schemes and other things, who are fully funded by the Departments but told they are not State employees whenever there is an issue. They are paid by a sponsoring committee, although they do not get State pensions. People have their salaries permanently paid by the State but some qualify for a pension while others do not. I am a bit intrigued by the point.