Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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162. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if time spent teaching in a private school not in the European Union is included under teaching service in the incremental payscale. [40590/16]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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The criteria for the award of incremental credit to recognised post-primary teachers under Circular 29/2007 was agreed under the auspices of the Teachers Conciliation Council. This Council is comprised of representatives of teachers, school management, the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, the Department of Education & Skills and is chaired by an official of the Workplace Relations Commission.

Circular 29/2007 provides that subject to a maximum credit of seven years overall, the following may be reckoned for the award of credit:-

Whole-time teaching service given in a Non-Member State of the EU and demonstrated by the teacher, to the satisfaction of the Department or Chief Executive Officer of the Vocational Education Committee as appropriate, to be equivalent to approved teaching service may be regarded as approved teaching service for the purpose of this sub-section.