Written answers
Tuesday, 26 September 2023
Department of Education and Skills
School Staff
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin (Dublin Bay North, Labour)
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254. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ask her Department to investigate the case of a post-primary teacher (details supplied) whose request for incremental credits was refused in view of the fact that incremental credits have been allowed to primary teachers for service within the same school; and if she will review the procedures concerned to give equality between primary and post-primary awards for incremental credits in view of the shortage of teachers. [41205/23]
Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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The criteria for the award of incremental credit are set out in my Department’s Circulars 10/2001 for Primary teachers, 29/2007 and 29/2010 for Post-Primary teachers. The criteria for the award of incremental credit to recognised teachers was agreed under the auspices of the Teachers Conciliation Council (TCC).
These circulars provide for the award of incremental credit in respect of teaching service outside the EU where the schools satisfy the criteria set out in the circulars to have service at that school recognised for incremental credit. In particular at post primary level, criteria such as if the school receives state funding and the length of time the school has been in existence must be satisfied in order for service at that school to be recognised for incremental credit. Where schools do not satisfy the required criteria, then service at that school cannot be considered towards incremental credit.
The issue of standardising the awarding of incremental credit for teachers along with other incremental credit issues are currently the subject of an incremental credit committee which is a sub-committee of the Teachers Conciliation Council. The Department is currently reviewing the issues raised at the sub-committee.
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