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Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Teaching Council (Amendment) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (26 Mar 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: It is precisely because of the vetting aspect that the phrase "fit and proper" is used. The Teaching Council will make the decision, not a parish priest. The Teaching Council will decide whether somebody is fit and proper.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Teaching Council (Amendment) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (26 Mar 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: That is unless there is a parish priest on the Teaching Council. Amendments Nos. 4 and 6 involve replacing the term "fit and proper" person with "qualified" person. The Bill's provisions relating to the council being satisfied that an applicant for registration is a fit and proper person to be registered enable the council to consider, before registering a person, whether that person is a...

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Teaching Council (Amendment) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (26 Mar 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Under the current non-statutory vetting arrangements, the Teaching Council has published its procedures for assessing evidence of character in vetting disclosures. It might be useful to have a look at that. That would give the Deputy an idea of the kind of guidelines they intend to operate under the legislation when it is completed. That will also be published. It would give a picture of...

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Teaching Council (Amendment) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (26 Mar 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Yes, they are guidelines. However, in legislation one must put some language in to describe what one is looking for.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Teaching Council (Amendment) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (26 Mar 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Not in this Bill.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Teaching Council (Amendment) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (26 Mar 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I do not know if one can give a legal definition of "fit and proper", because it is a judgment on each case as to whether-----

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Teaching Council (Amendment) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (26 Mar 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Vetting is widespread, as the Chair knows, for the protection of children. I presume in all cases somebody makes an assessment as to whether a person is appropriate to work with children in whatever capacity. I am sure there would be many precedents for how those decisions are made. The primary concern is to protect children. Everybody here would agree with that. I can see if I can get...

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Teaching Council (Amendment) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (26 Mar 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I do not know if one can define it.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Teaching Council (Amendment) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (26 Mar 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Obviously, one has to assess the disclosure and decide whether that person is appropriate to teach.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Teaching Council (Amendment) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (26 Mar 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I move amendment No. 5:In page 6, to delete lines 36 and 37 and substitute the following:“ “(5A) The Council may seek a vetting disclosure in respect of a person applying for registration under this section.".

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Teaching Council (Amendment) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (26 Mar 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I move amendment No. 8:In page 9, line 15, to delete “that a person is a fit and proper person” and substitute “that a registered teacher is a fit and proper person”. These are minor wording amendments to provide for consistency of language throughout section 11 by using the term "registered teacher" rather than "person" in the relevant provisions amending section...

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Teaching Council (Amendment) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (26 Mar 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I move amendment No. 9:In page 9, to delete lines 34 to 40, and in page 10, to delete lines 1 to 12 and substitute the following: “ “(4A) (a) The Council may seek a vetting disclosure in respect of a registered teacher for the purposes of renewing the registration of the teacher in accordance with this section. (b) The Council shall notify a registered teacher in writing where...

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Teaching Council (Amendment) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (26 Mar 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I move amendment No. 10:In page 10, line 23, to delete “the teacher” and substitute “that teacher”.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Teaching Council (Amendment) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (26 Mar 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I move amendment No. 11:In page 10, line 41, to delete “a person” and substitute “a registered teacher”.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Teaching Council (Amendment) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (26 Mar 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I move amendment No. 12:In page 10, line 42, to delete “that the person is” and substitute “that the registered teacher is”.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Teaching Council (Amendment) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (26 Mar 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I move amendment No. 13:In page 11, line 3, to delete “the person” and substitute “the registered teacher”.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Teaching Council (Amendment) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (26 Mar 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I move amendment No. 14:In page 11, line 4, to delete “that person” and substitute “that registered teacher”.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Teaching Council (Amendment) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (26 Mar 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I move amendment No. 15:In page 11, to delete lines 32 to 41, and in page 12, to delete lines 1 to 3 and substitute the following:“(b) shall refuse to renew the registration of the registered teacher where—(i) the Council having notified a registered teacher in accordance with subsection (4A)(b), the registered teacher fails to comply with the notice within the time specified in...

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Teaching Council (Amendment) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (26 Mar 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Absolutely not. I give the Deputy a clear assurance this is nothing to do with such issues. It concerns fitness to teach in respect of the various elements of the Bill involving vetting procedures.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Teaching Council (Amendment) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (26 Mar 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: No. The job of the Teaching Council is to decide whether somebody is appropriate and fit to teach. It is not to interfere in any way and I would not want to interfere in any way. It is absolutely nothing to do with industrial disputes or issues involving junior cycle reform. I give my absolute assurance on that.