Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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114. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application by a person (details supplied) in Cork city for recognition of a contract of indefinite duration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18017/16]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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The decision on whether to issue a Contract of Indefinite Duration (CID) to a teacher is one for their school as employer in the first instance. As part of the agreement between the education partners on the implementation of the Protection of Employees (Fixed Term Work) Act 2003 in the education and training sector, an adjudication system was established to facilitate resolution of disputes in relation to the awarding of CIDs. This system allows teachers who have been refused a CID, or who are unhappy with the hours of the CID where one is awarded, to submit an appeal to an independent Adjudicator for consideration.

The teacher referred to by the Deputy has submitted an appeal under this adjudication process and his appeal is currently being considered by the Adjudicator. When the Adjudicator issues a decision, this will be communicated to the teacher and school concerned.