Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (Cork South Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I will forward to the Minister some correspondence I received. If she is taking on board what the Teachers' Union of Ireland is saying, she might take on board what I am saying.

I will also flag to her a different type of issue that arose in Britain which, at the time, was still a member of the EU. A particular teacher was working on a job-sharing basis in a recognised public school, although that is not really at the heart of the issue. This teacher taught for six years, working three days per week in a job-share capacity in this particular school. They hoped on their return to be able to receive incremental credit pro rata. The circulars as they stand for people working within the EU only recognise full-time jobs, however, despite the fact that had this person been working in the Irish education system for the same six years on a job-share basis, the person would have accrued pro rataincremental credit. There is, therefore, an inequality that needs to be addressed. This person is fully qualified and wants to work in the system but is disincentivised because it would be starting at the beginning, even though the person has been working for six years job-sharing in Britain. That is not fair and needs to be addressed.

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