Written answers

Tuesday, 16 April 2013

Department of Education and Skills

Special Educational Needs Staff Remuneration

Photo of Peter MathewsPeter Mathews (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will outline the position regarding a redundancy package in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 6W; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16711/13]

Photo of Ruairi QuinnRuairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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A redundancy payment to the person referred to by the Deputy was issued on 3rd January 2013. This payment was calculated in line with the redundancy arrangements for Special Needs Assistants, which were agreed at a national level in 2006 and the details of which are outlined in my Department's circular 58/2006.

This enhanced redundancy scheme provides for redundancy compensation of twice the statutory terms. The circular states that the period of service reckonable for redundancy payment purposes will only consist of the period of the Special Needs Assistant's continuous service in the school in which he/she was last employed. The schools referenced by the Deputy are separate schools with separate roll numbers and are therefore separate employers. As a result, the redundancy payment to the person referred to by the Deputy was calculated based on the person's service in the school in which she last served.

This redundancy payment is currently the subject of an appeal to the Employment Appeals Tribunal.

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