Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Independent)
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98. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he intends to intervene in the case of a number of Irish teachers forced to flee from Tripoli in Libya, who are seeking payment of their teaching contracts owed to them by ISM International; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23290/13]

Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)
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I understand that the teachers’ dispute with the ISM in Tripoli has been ongoing for some time. The case, however, has only been brought to the attention of my Department in the past week. The issue is currently being handled by the Department of Education and Science and the State Examinations Commission, which has been in direct contact with the ISM in Tripoli regarding the unpaid monies. Officials from my Department have also been in touch with the SEC regarding the matter and to offer whatever assistance may be considered helpful.