Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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Question 225: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if, in view of the large number of unemployed young teachers seeking work, he will inform schools that his Department will not be willing to pay salaries to substitute and temporary teachers in our schools from 1 September 2011 when those teachers are already in receipt of a pension from the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18357/11]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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I issued a Circular in May of this year which requires schools, in making appointments on or after 1 September 2011, to prioritise teachers over unregistered persons, appropriately qualified teachers over teachers qualified for different sectors and unemployed teachers over teachers in receipt of a public sector pension.

Schools are also required to hold a list of appropriately qualified registered teachers who have notified the school that they are available for substitute work. This list must not include the names of registered teachers in receipt of a pension. Where it is not possible to source a registered teacher from a national service such as TextaSub or SubSearch or from the school's list of registered teachers then there is an obligation on the principal of the school to record in writing that a registered teacher who is not in receipt of a pension could not be employed and the reasons for this. The principal is also required to report to the Board of Management on a regular basis where it has been necessary to employ a retired teacher or an unregistered person in place of a teacher.