asked the Minister for Education the duties associated with chaplains in community schools; who determines and regulates these duties; and who has powers of dismissal over the employment of chaplains in that capacity.
Written Answers. - Community School Chaplains.
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The model lease for community schools provides that:
The board of Management will appoint a Chaplain nominated by the competent Religious Authority who shall be employed outside the normal quota of the school. He shall be a fulltime-member of the staff and shall be paid a salary equivalent to that of a teacher in the school.
The duties of chaplains of community schools are a matter for the boards of management of the schools, in consultation with the competent religious authority.
A chaplain remains a member of the staff of the school until the competent religious authority withdraws his nomination.