Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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211. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the points raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36071/16]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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Supervision and substitution duties are compulsory for all teachers since the Haddington Road Agreement. A limited group of teachers were allowed to opt-out of the duties in return for a pay reduction i.e. as part of the Haddington Road Agreement, teachers in employment in 2012/13 were given a once-off opportunity to opt-out. The pay reduction associated with opting out has a value of €1,769 and applies permanently to the end of the teacher’s career.

The ASTI directive instructed its members to withdraw from the Supervision and Substitution Scheme with effect from 7 November 2016. The opt-out is an element of the S&S scheme and ASTI have directed all members to withdraw from that scheme. Therefore, the ‘opt-out’ provided for under the scheme will not apply to ASTI members who are subject to their directive.

Following standard industrial relations practice, on days where employees do not make themselves available for any element of their core duties, resulting in the workplace not being able to function, that employee will not be paid for that day.