Ivan Yates
Question:41 Mr. Yates asked the Minister for Education if it is proposed to introduce a scheme of job sharing for primary school teachers; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Written Answers. - Primary Teachers' Job Sharing.
Seán Barrett
Question:46 Mr. S. Barrett asked the Minister for Education if it is proposed to introduce a scheme of job sharing for primary school teachers, and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Louis J. Belton
Question:78 Mr. Belton asked the Minister for Education if it is proposed to introduce a scheme of job sharing for primary school teachers; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Paul Connaughton
Question:83 Mr. Connaughton asked the Minister for Education if it is proposed to introduce a scheme of job sharing for primary school teachers; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Tom Enright
Question:92 Mr. Enright asked the Minister for Education if it is proposed to introduce a scheme of job sharing for primary school teachers; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Séamus Pattison
Question:188 Mr. Pattison asked the Minister for Education if, in the light of the severe unemployment crisis, he will outline the proposals, if any, he is prepared to implement to facilitate additional voluntary long term job-sharing arrangements in the education sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
I propose to take Questions Nos. 41, 46, 78, 83, 92 and 188 together.
The introduction of a pilot job-sharing scheme for primary teachers has been considered by the managerial authorities of national schools and my Department. It was decided that such a scheme should not be implemented for primary teachers at this time.
The question of the introduction of a job-sharing scheme, on a pilot basis, for post-primary teachers is currently being considered by my Department.
The facility of job-sharing is available in all colleges under the aegis of the Higher Education Authority. There are no proposals at present for such a scheme for academic staff of third-level vocational education committee colleges.