Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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546. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will outline the paid leave entitlement of a school secretary (details supplied) given recent changes to terms and conditions. [48625/23]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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In accordance with the provisions of Education Circular 0036/2022, school secretaries who have agreed to accept the full package of revised salary, terms and conditions have a standard entitlement to paid sick leave for up to 3 sick days in 2022 and 5 days in 2023. This is planned to increase to 7 days in 2024 and 10 days in 2025.

Where a school secretary who has agreed to accept the full package of revised salary, terms and conditions and, who has been employed by their school prior to the 1st September 2023, has a greater sick leave entitlement set out in their contract of employment with their school than those set out in the agreement, the sick leave entitlement set out in their contract of employment will continue to apply to that secretary.

Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein)
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547. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for a detailed breakdown of the total number of non-teaching staff currently being paid directly by her Department's payroll division, who are not assigned public service status; and the employment grade of each, that is, school secretary, caretaker, SNA, cleaners, and so on, by gender, in tabular form. [48629/23]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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There are two categories of school employees paid through my Department’s payroll who do not have public servant status; – school secretaries employed under the terms of Departmental Circular 0036/2022 - Revision of Salaries and Annual Leave Arrangements for School Secretaries employed in recognised primary and post primary schools, and Home Tutors.

The information sought by the Deputy in relation to each of these employment types is set out in the following table.

** Numbers given for any individual who worked as a Home Tutor between 1/1/23 and 2/11/23.