Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 189: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department's Circular 0003/2012 is applicable to the allowance of vocational education committee chief executive officers. [13745/12]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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Circular 0003/2012 stipulates that allowances are not payable to new beneficiaries; i.e. those who become eligible for receipt of the allowance in question on or after 1 February 2012. Chief Executive Officers who are appointed in a temporary acting capacity after this date will not qualify for payment of an allowance in respect of the discharge of the role of Secretary to a Board of Management of a Comprehensive School or for the role of Transport Liaison Officer. Newly appointed acting CEOs may qualify for the payment of an acting-up / higher duties allowance for the duration of a specified temporary period. This will not confer any entitlement to the higher position and/or higher duties allowance when the temporary period expires.