Maureen O'Sullivan (Dublin Central, Independent)
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57. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will address the serious situation where teachers who are not members of unions are being treated as unionised based on the primary membership union in the particular school where they are teaching. [28056/16]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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As is the norm with public service collective agreements, the Lansdowne Road Agreement was negotiated with trade unions which are recognised as representing staff in the public service (including teachers).  It is normal industrial relations practice in the public service that the decision of the trade union recognised as holding representative rights for a particular grade or sector will determine the position for all relevant staff in that grade/sector. This context does not allow for acceptance or rejection of collective agreements by staff on an individual basis.