Maureen O'Sullivan (Dublin Central, Independent)
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Question 89: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider granting incremental credit to a person (details supplied). [1973/11]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The scheme for the award of incremental credit on the common basic scale for post-primary teachers forms part of their terms and conditions of employment. The criteria for the award of such credit flow from agreements reached at the Teachers' Conciliation Council. It is possible for teaching experience in private educational settings to be recognised for the purposes of incremental credit. In the case of primary teaching experience, such experience must have been gained in a school which offers a range of studies and which incorporates all of the courses prescribed on the national curriculum of the State. In the case of post-primary teaching experience, there are a number of conditions including a requirement that the teaching service is given as part of a course of a minimum of 2 normal academic years; is prescribed on the national curriculum of the State in which the school is located and includes mathematics and the national language or language of instruction; and which prepares students for a recognised second-level State examination and qualification or incorporates continual assessment leading to a recognised national completion certificate.

The person to whom the Deputy refers taught English as a foreign language in a private language centre. The course she taught is not within the scope of the scheme. Therefore, it is not possible to award her incremental credit in respect of the service.