Séamus Kirk (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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155. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the potential crisis in the area of recruitment for tutors and teachers in SOLAS and the VECs because of the moratorium on recruitment; the way the foregoing are restricted in the number of courses they can organise because of the recruitment embargo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38361/14]

Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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The Education and Training Board (ETB), formerly VEC, staff referred to by the Deputy are not comprehended by the public service staffing moratoriam. However, former SOLAS staff that have recently transferred to ETBs are subject to the moratorium on recruitment. In relation to these staff, it is the practice in my Department to seek an exemption from the moratorium to replace mission critical staff when a vacancy occurs or when there is growth in demand in specific areas like apprenticeship.