Dinny McGinley (Donegal South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 163: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if exceptions can be made to the basic requirements for posts in the VEC sector which would allow for the recruitment of a person who does not meet the basic requirements for any given position; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32793/05]

Olivia Mitchell (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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Question 176: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if candidates for posts in the VEC sector, who claim relevant qualification for any given post, are subject to having their qualifications examined or scrutinised prior to appointment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32792/05]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 163 and 176 together.

The recruitment and appointment of teachers to fill teaching vacancies that arise in the VEC sector is a matter for the relevant VEC.

It a matter for a VEC to satisfy itself as to the suitability of the qualifications of any applicant for any given post prior to making an appointment. Where the VEC is in any doubt as to the suitability of an applicant's qualifications, my Department will arrange for the qualification(s) in question to be assessed on receiving all relevant details regarding the post and the qualifications from the VEC.

Where a doubt exists and where no other more suitably qualified applicant exists, a VEC may proceed with the conditional appointment of the most suitably qualified applicant subject to the qualifications being assessed.