Charlie McConalogue (Donegal North East, Fianna Fail)
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382. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to allow a substitute teacher to be appointed to cover extra personal vacation days in small schools (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35411/15]

Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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Circular Letter 37/1997 sets out the terms of the agreed scheme on Extra Personal Vacation (EPV) Days in Recognised Primary Schools. A teacher's entitlement to extra personal vacation (EPV) days is on the basis of attending approved summer courses to facilitate quality learning. The decision to approve such leave is a matter for the Board of Management of the school concerned. There is no substitute cover available for EPV days.

The terms and conditions of teachers employed in Oireachtas funded teaching posts are negotiated through the Teachers Conciliation Council and are of general application to all teachers appointed to such posts. The Council is composed of teacher representatives, school management, the Department of Education and Skills, Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and is chaired by an official of the Labour Relations Commission.