Written answers
Wednesday, 20 March 2024
Department of Education and Skills
Teaching Qualifications
Matt Shanahan (Waterford, Independent)
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527. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 195 of 7 February 2024, what criteria is actually examined and referenced with respect to this individual case; the depth of analysis that was entered into in terms of examining this claim; if previous employers and employment situations were examined to see how they correspond with known criteria referenced; if the public school system in the UAE is recognised as a corresponding platform to the Irish school system; if it not, when and how was such analysis made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12946/24]
Matt Shanahan (Waterford, Independent)
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528. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 195 of 7 February 2024, given the apparent lack of recognition to experience increments raised in in relation to teaching work undertaken in private school settings in the UAE, if and how this policy is communicated to Irish persons who may take up temporary residence and work in this country in the private school sector and may be at economic disadvantage if returning to an educational teaching post in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12947/24]
Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 527 and 528 together.
As previously advised in PQ number 5262/24 and also PQ number 6258/24, the criteria for the award of incremental credit are set out in the 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 overseas teaching service, both within, and without, the EU. Where a school satisfies the criteria set out in the circulars to have service at that school recognised for incremental credit, an award of incremental credit can be made.
Criteria such as 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. Teachers must be on the Department’s payroll or teaching in an Education and Training Board school before an application can be processed.
Irish persons abroad may locate departmental circulars including incremental credit circulars on the Department’s website. Also Teacher Unions are members of the Teachers Conciliation Council who are responsible for incremental credit circulars. When incremental credit circulars are published, management bodies and teacher unions are also advised of their issue date.
With regard to the individual person referred to, two applications for incremental credit have been received from this teacher. An outcome letter has issued with regard to the first application. The second application was received in my Department in the last fortnight and is being processed by the relevant unit of my Department. A decision will issue from my Department once the processing of the application has been completed.
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