asked the Minister for Education if untrained teachers who have received dismissal notices for 30th June, 1975 will receive holiday pay.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Teachers' Holiday Pay.
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Mr. R. Burke
Payment of salary is made to unqualified teachers in respect of Christmas and Easter vacation periods provided that they have been employed in a particular school immediately before and after such vacation period/periods.
Unqualified teachers who have given at least 12 months' continuous service in one or more national schools are paid in respect of the summer vacation included in that period. This means in effect that some of the teachers referred to in the question will be entitled to payment for the summer vacation in 1974 but none of them will be entitled to payment for the summer vacation in 1975.
Is the Minister saying that teachers who have worked through the 1974-75 academic year will be dismissed by him on 30th June and that they will get no holiday pay?
Mr. R. Burke
I have replied to the question.
Is the Minister saying that there will be no holiday pay for these 238 teachers who are under notice of dismissal from him?
Mr. R. Burke
I have already said that.
That they will not?
Mr. R. Burke
Yes. The Deputy should listen to my reply to his supplementary——
The Deputy listens to the Minister's replies very carefully and with more patience than most people can command when dealing with the Minister. Has the Minister any fund at his disposal from which he would pay to these people, who have worked out the academic year, their holiday salary?
Mr. R. Burke
I have already replied that they will not be entitled to payment under the regulations of the Department.
In other words, let them go to hell from 30th June.
Government by confusion.