Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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Question 1199: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the tasks, duties or activities the standard teaching contract for teachers stipulates; the breakdown as to the amount of hours expected to be spent on each of these tasks, duties or activities within the standard contract; the renumeration for each of these tasks, duties or activities; if he will provide a copy of the standard contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33479/09]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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Question 1200: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if the standard teaching contract includes renumeration for non teaching tasks; the arrangements that exist between his Department and teachers for the payment of school planning, parent teacher meetings, inservice training, supervision of students and other miscellaneous management duties; the cost of these arrangements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33480/09]

Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 1199 and 1200 together.

As the Deputy will be aware the employment relationship for teachers in Ireland is with individual school authorities rather than with my Department.

While that is the case the actual contract offered by schools and duties required of a teacher must take account of, inter alia, employment legislation, the rules applying in the sector and the outcome of determinations and agreements reached in an industrial relations context over time.

As a general statement it is fair to say that teaching/class contact time is the dominant feature in the contractual arrangements for teachers in Ireland in contrast to the arrangements in some other jurisdictions. This has meant that many of the duties referred to by the Deputy are not comprehended within the contractual arrangements except where changes have been secured through the modernisation element of recent national agreements. For example changes in relation to parent teacher meetings and staff meetings were secured under Sustaining Progress. Additional payments for substitution and supervision were agreed in 2002 to cover a range of duties in those categories.

It is also worth noting that many teachers engage voluntarily in school activities over and above what is required in contractual terms and in doing so add to the holistic development of their pupils.

My Department's submission to the last benchmarking exercise identified in broad terms the differences in the contractual arrangements for teachers in Ireland compared to other jurisdictions and this material was also provided to the Special Group on Expenditure. I will arrange to have the Deputy provided with a copy of this material.

I can also arrange to have Department officials brief the Deputy on the detail of the different contractual arrangements or provide copies of particular relevant circulars if he so wishes.

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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Question 1201: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the way money is spent by his Department on the payment of every individual allowance paid to teachers which fall under management allowances; the number of teachers who avail of each of these allowances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33481/09]

Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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Teachers employed in primary, secondary and community/comprehensive schools and paid on the payrolls operated by my Department are paid on a fortnightly basis. The management allowances payable to these teachers are included as part of the salary paid each fortnight.

The details of the numbers of teachers currently in receipt of management allowances on these payrolls are outlined in the attached tables. The managerial authorities of the schools are continuing to submit details of appointments to management posts to my Department for the 2009/2010 school year and the details are being recorded on the databases.

Information on the numbers of teachers holding management allowances in Vocational schools is held by the individual Vocational Education Committees. PRIMARY

*Inclusive of allowances held on a personal basis

POST PRIMARY

* Inclusive of allowances held on a personal basis