Willie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)
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698. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a contract of indefinite duration employee (details supplied) of the Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board is unable to apply for a delivering equality of opportunity in schools (DEIS) post which has become a core subject having been informed he does not have the academic qualifications, despite having taught the subject to the students of the LCETB since November 2001, holding full membership of the Teaching Council and holding a contract; the reason the employee with such experience cannot be considered eligible for a DEIS permanent post, which would improve this teacher's income and standing within the educational establishment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30377/15]

Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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As the Deputy will be aware the Education and Training Boards (ETBs) are statutory bodies with their own corporate status established under the Education and Training Boards Act 2013.

Section 24 of the Education Act 1998, as amended by the Education (Amendment) Act 2012, provides that the appointment, suspension and dismissal of teachers are the responsibility of boards of management of recognised schools or, where the employer is a person other than a board, by that person. An example of the latter would be an Education and Training Board.

Circular Letter 31/2011 issued by my Department to Managerial Authorities of schools states that each employer shall ensure that each person proposed for appointment to a teaching post for which salary grant is being sought must be registered with the Teaching Council and have qualifications appropriate to the sector and suitable to the post for which he/she is to be employed.