Written answers
Wednesday, 22 January 2025
Department of Education and Skills
School Staff
Sorca Clarke (Longford-Westmeath, Sinn Fein)
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493. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the estimated cost of the award of incremental credit to teachers returning to Ireland with this service each year at €1.3 million, incudes salary adjustment for teachers who have already returned from teaching abroad. [46430/24]
Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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The criteria for the award of incremental credit are set out in the Department of Education’s Circulars 10/2001 for primary teachers, and 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).
As indicated previously to the Deputy in the department’s parliamentary question (42889/24), through the Teachers Conciliation Council, the teacher unions have lodged a claim concerning the recognition of private post primary teaching service outside the EU towards the award of incremental credit and this claim is currently being considered by the department.
The cost to which the Deputy refers, is the estimated cost of the award of incremental credit to teachers returning to Ireland with this service each year. €1.3m does not include a salary adjustment for those who have already returned from teaching abroad.
The department examined this request as part of the 2025 budgetary process. However, it was not possible to secure funding to progress this request through the 2025 budgetary process.
The department is continuing to examine ways in which the matter may be progressed in the future.
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