Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Independent)
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120. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if funding will be provided to cover a requirement for substitute teachers to cover for teachers who will be travelling abroad with students who have won a national award and will be competing in the United States for Ireland (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28740/13]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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Under the terms of Circular 49/2010 each post primary school is provided with an annual allocation of substitute hours. These hours are used to provide cover for teacher absences arising from uncertified sick leave and official school business. If the teachers are considered to be on official school business by the managerial authority of the school then these hours provided under Circular 49/2010 may be utilised to provide substitution cover.

There is no other provision in place to provide substitution cover for such absences.