Written answers

Wednesday, 1 April 2009

Department of Education and Science

State Examinations

9:00 pm

Photo of Ruairi QuinnRuairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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Question 157: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the procedure for hiring examiners who conduct oral exams on behalf of the State Examinations Commission; if examiners will continue to be remunerated in respect of their ordinary teaching posts, in addition to receiving their expenses for conducting the oral examinations; if teachers have resigned their positions as examiners because they face being left unpaid in their ordinary position while conducting the examinations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13565/09]

Photo of Batt O'KeeffeBatt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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The State Examinations Commission (SEC) has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the certificate examinations, including organising the holding of examinations, making arrangements for the marking of work presented for examination and issuing the results of examinations. I have made enquiries with the Commission in relation to this matter and the current procedure is that in early December each year the Commission places advertisements in the national press inviting applications for Oral examiners for the following year's examinations.

The current position in relation to remuneration is that examiners who are permanent or temporary teachers in second-level schools will continue to be remunerated for their ordinary teaching posts, in addition to receiving a fee in respect of examining each candidate, and expenses for conducting the oral examinations. The State Examinations Commission is aware of one instance where a part-time teacher has withdrawn from examining in Leaving Certificate Oral French in this year's examination rather than face the prospect of being unpaid in respect of their teaching position.

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