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- Public Accounts Committee: Department of Education and Skills - Review of Allowances (24 Oct 2012)
Seán Fleming: What is the amount for supervising the exams? Would some teacher earn €3,000 for supervision and correcting examinations?
- Public Accounts Committee: Department of Education and Skills - Review of Allowances (24 Oct 2012)
Seán Fleming: Are there any unqualified teachers left in the system at this stage?
- Public Accounts Committee: Department of Education and Skills - Review of Allowances (24 Oct 2012)
Seán Fleming: Are there many in that category?
- Public Accounts Committee: Department of Education and Skills - Review of Allowances (24 Oct 2012)
Seán Fleming: Do they have any qualification?
- Public Accounts Committee: Department of Education and Skills - Review of Allowances (24 Oct 2012)
Seán Fleming: I presume that resource teachers who may be allocated hours in a number of different schools are paid a travelling allowance. Who is responsible for that? It may be stated in the documentation with which we have been provided but I cannot see it. Do normal Civil Service rates apply?
- Public Accounts Committee: Department of Education and Skills - Review of Allowances (24 Oct 2012)
Seán Fleming: What is the position with regard to allowances for teachers who are abroad? Are there many teachers on the payroll who are teaching in Europe or elsewhere? What arrangements are in place for such individuals from the point of view of allowances?
- Public Accounts Committee: Department of Education and Skills - Review of Allowances (24 Oct 2012)
Seán Fleming: Does the Department pay them as well?
- Public Accounts Committee: Department of Education and Skills - Review of Allowances (24 Oct 2012)
Seán Fleming: Yes, perhaps Mr. Ó Foghlú might indicate the number of teachers involved. We have discussed active teachers and new entrants. I wish to deal now with those who have left teaching. Many of the allowances in question are pensionable. For how long does one have to be in receipt of an allowance for the gross amount to be fully pensionable? If a person decides to pursue a doctorate...
- Public Accounts Committee: Department of Education and Skills - Review of Allowances (24 Oct 2012)
Seán Fleming: Would this apply to teachers who are not involved in substitution or supervision and who came on board with three years to go before retirement?
- Public Accounts Committee: Department of Education and Skills - Review of Allowances (24 Oct 2012)
Seán Fleming: In the context of temporary substitution, we have all heard about retired teachers being brought in to replace those who do not show up for work or who are out sick for a week. I am not referring to long-term leave in this regard. What is the position when a retired teacher, who may be in receipt of the various allowances to which I refer on top of his or her pension, returns to a school...
- Public Accounts Committee: Department of Education and Skills - Review of Allowances (24 Oct 2012)
Seán Fleming: The Department probably issues circulars in respect of this matter ad nauseam. How close is it to dealing with the unsatisfactory situation where people in receipt of full pensions are being brought into schools, in which they may or may not have taught previously, instead of newly qualified teachers? Principals will state it is easier to contact the former by telephone at 9.05 a.m. when a...
- Public Accounts Committee: Department of Education and Skills - Review of Allowances (24 Oct 2012)
Seán Fleming: In such circumstances, is payment made through the Department to those involved?
- Public Accounts Committee: Department of Education and Skills - Review of Allowances (24 Oct 2012)
Seán Fleming: Will the Department's computer system contain an exact record of the payments?
- Public Accounts Committee: Department of Education and Skills - Review of Allowances (24 Oct 2012)
Seán Fleming: Approximately how many of the 58,000 teachers in the country are in the VEC system?
- Public Accounts Committee: Department of Education and Skills - Review of Allowances (24 Oct 2012)
Seán Fleming: It is stated that 400 people are in receipt of the honorarium allowance at a total cost of €2.3865 million. There is also a secondment allowance, the total amount payable under which was €3.115 million. What is the nature of each of these allowances?
- Public Accounts Committee: Department of Education and Skills - Review of Allowances (24 Oct 2012)
Seán Fleming: The very last item on appendix C is the honorarium allowance and the amount listed is €2.3865 million. Approximately four items up from it is the secondment allowance. The latter appears to constitute a very high proportion of the payroll. What is the nature of those allowances?
- Public Accounts Committee: Department of Education and Skills - Review of Allowances (24 Oct 2012)
Seán Fleming: Some schools have autism classes and these operate during the month of July.
- Public Accounts Committee: Department of Education and Skills - Review of Allowances (24 Oct 2012)
Seán Fleming: It is necessary for children with autism to be taught during that month in their schools. Sometimes they can be taught by their own teachers, while on other occasions they are taught by another individual. What is the purpose of the secondment allowance?
- Public Accounts Committee: Department of Education and Skills - Review of Allowances (24 Oct 2012)
Seán Fleming: This relates, therefore, to teachers coming into the Department from schools. Relative to people's pay, this allowance appears to be quite high.
- Public Accounts Committee: Department of Education and Skills - Review of Allowances (24 Oct 2012)
Seán Fleming: That is one of the more attractive individual allowances. With the exception of the allowance relating to principals, it is higher than the others.