Charlie McConalogue (Donegal North East, Fianna Fail)
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251. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of retired teachers working in primary and post primary schools at end of May 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32533/14]

Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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Teachers are employed by the managerial authorities of schools. During the period 19th May 2014 to the 30th May 2014, there were sixty retired post primary teachers and one hundred and nine retired primary teachers employed by schools on a casual/non casual basis. This represents only 0.003% of the total teachers paid on my Department's payroll.

A retired teacher who returns to teaching on or after 1 February 2012 in a non casual basis commences at the first point of the incremental salary scale. Details of the scale are outlined for primary teachers in circular 32/2013 and for post primary teachers in circular 5/2014. Retired teachers employed in a casual basis are paid at the casual qualified rates as outlined in these circulars.