Olwyn Enright (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)
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Question 186: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if there is a variation in salary scale for teachers who have graduated through the postgraduates teacher training course run by the traditional training colleges and those who have qualified by way of the Hibernia graduate course; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29922/05]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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All qualified primary and post-primary teachers are paid on the common basic scale for teachers. New teachers who complete a three year, full-time recognised primary teacher training course are awarded one increment and are placed on the second point of the common basic scale for teachers. Teachers who complete a recognised primary degree and a recognised full-time postgraduate course are awarded a second increment and are placed on the third point of the scale. The Hibernia graduate course is a part-time course and does not qualify for the award of a second increment.