Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Independent)
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65. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason he took the decision to treat teachers who are not members of a trade union as if they were; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the practical result of this decision is that teachers who work in union-designated schools and who are not members of unions have their pay altered as if they were members of the predominant union in that school; if there are any legal implications in de facto designating them as though they were union members; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51192/13]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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The Haddington Road Agreement is being implemented in line with the general approach taken in the public service. Where only one union has members in a sector the Agreement is either applied or not applied to everyone, depending on whether or not a collective agreement is reached with that union. In ETB schools, where TUI is regarded as the representative union, the HRA applies to all teachers. In Voluntary Secondary schools, where ASTI is regarded as the representative union, the FEMPI Act 2013 applies to all teachers. My Department is considering the position of TUI members in Voluntary Secondary schools. The HRA applies to teachers who are TUI members in schools with dual union representation, such as Community & Comprehensive schools and Designated Community Colleges. The FEMPI Act 2013 applies to other teachers in Community & Comprehensive schools and Designated Community Colleges. My Department is considering the position of non-unionised teachers in these schools.