John Brassil (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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100. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if retired teachers are kept on the register of teachers maintained by the Teaching Council of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26474/17]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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Under the Teaching Council Acts 2001-2015 the Teaching Council is the regulatory and standards body for the teaching profession. A core function of the Council is to maintain the register of teachers in the State.

Under Section 30 of the Acts, teachers are required to be registered with the Council in order to receive a state funded salary.

To remain on the register each teacher must apply to renew their annual registration and pay the fee (currently €65). 

While the Council is responsible for maintaining the Register of Teachers, the employment status of teachers does not fall within its remit and retired teachers may remain of the Register subject to renewing their registration on annual basis.