Cathal Crowe (Clare, Fianna Fail)
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551. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will intervene in the case of a person (details supplied) who is seeking assistance with a postgraduate certificate in education issue. [14900/22]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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Circular 0063/2021 which issued in December 2021 notified teachers of a revised closing date of the 30th April 2022 to apply for outstanding qualification allowances.

My Department has received an application from the teacher in question. Correspondence issued to Ms. Murphy on 14^thMarch 2022 advising on the procedure to be followed in order to be eligible to be upgraded to an Honours Higher Diploma in Education allowance.

Applications received will be processed in due course, notification will issue to teachers when their application has been processed and where a teacher is eligible for a qualification allowance arrears will be paid retrospectively.