Duncan Smith (Dublin Fingal, Labour)
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246. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will accept the application from a person (details supplied) under incremental credit circular - 0139/2006, as is her entitlement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6052/23]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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The criteria required to have incremental credit awarded to qualified Special Needs Assistants(SNA's) is set out in Circular 0139/2006 and was agreed with the unions representing SNA's, School Management Representatives, the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and the Department of Education.

An application for previous service as a Clerical Officer with the Department of Social Protection was received from the person named by my Department on 8 August 2022.  This application was refused as it did not meet the terms of Circular 139/2006 as set out at Section 4, Paragraph 4.3 which states that: Incremental credit shall not be awarded in respect of work undertaken in a clerical/administrative capacity.

A letter issued to the person named from my Department on 20 December 2022 to advise them of this decision and the reason for the refusal.