Richard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance)
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282. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if revised pay scales and allowances for persons recruited to certain direct entry grades are applicable to the position of Youthreach resource persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16748/17]

Richard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance)
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283. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide details of the circulars for revised pay scales and allowances for persons recruited to direct entry grades and if the circulars are applicable to the position of Youthreach resource persons from 2010 to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16749/17]

John Halligan (Waterford, Independent)
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I propose to take questions Nos. 282 and 283 together.

The circulars for revised pay rates and allowances for persons recruited to the direct entry grades applicable to the position of Youthreach Resource Persons from 2010 to date in 2017 are:

Circular 27/2017-Revision of Salaries In Respect Of All Staff Other Than Teachers and SNAs Employed by ETBs with Effect from 1 April 2017.

Circular 83/2015- Revision of Salaries in Respect Of Adult Education Guidance Information Officers and Youthreach Resource Persons Employed by ETBs with Effect from 01 January 2016.

Circular 55/2014- Implementation of Clause 2.31 of the Haddington Road Agreement - revised pay scales and allowances for persons recruited to certain direct entry grades - Revised Salary Scales and Allowances for Adult Education Guidance Counsellors and Co-Ordinators, Adult Education Guidance Information Officers, Adult Literacy Organisers, Community Education Facilitators, Psychologists (City and Co. Dublin VECs) and Youthreach Resource Persons.

Circular 13/2014- Application of sections 2.24 and 2.25 of the Public Service Stability Agreement 2013 – 2016 (Haddington Road Agreement) – Education and Training Boards.

Circular 55/2011- Revised salary scales and allowances for the application of 10% reduction in pay rates and fixed allowances to persons recruited to direct entry (recruitment) grades in the Education Sector with effect from 1 January 2011 for Adult Education Guidance Counsellors and Co-Ordinators, Adult Education Guidance Information Officers, Adult Literacy Organisers, Community Education Facilitators, Psychologists (City and Co. Dublin VECs) and Youthreach Resource Persons.

Revised payscales and allowances for persons recruited to certain direct entry grades resulting from the implementation of Government Decisions, FEMPI legislation and various National Pay Agreements, and as set out in these circulars, are applicable to the position of Youthreach Resource Persons.