Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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74. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way that a fourth year student avails of the temporary amendment to regulation 7 of the Education Act 1998 (Unregistered Persons) Regulations 2014 (S.I. No. 32 of 2014) that permits payment for periods of more than five consecutive school days; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16831/22]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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The Department of Education Circular 0016/2022 sets out the details of a temporary amendment to Regulation 7 of the Education Act 1998 (Unregistered Persons) Regulations 2014 (S.I. No. 32 of 2014) which permits payment for periods of more than 5 consecutive school days to 3rd and 4th year undergraduate student teachers. These 3rd and 4th year student teachers must satisfy the criteria to be eligible to apply to the Teaching Council for registration, pursuant to Route 5 of the Schedule to the Teaching Council (Registration) Regulations 2016 (S. I. No. 444 of 2016) (amended by the Teaching Council (Registration) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2021 (S.I. No. 745 of 2021)).

The '5 day rule' is temporarily suspended from 15th of February 2022 until 30th of June 2022, to allow the employment of 3rd and 4th year undergraduate student teachers beyond 5 days during this period.

The Boards of Management of schools are the direct employers of teachers paid by Department payrolls. ETBs are the employers of teachers paid by the ETB payrolls. There is no change to how Department or ETB schools apply for payment for students who fall into the category of 3^rdand 4^thyear students training to be a teacher.

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