Vol. 550 No. 4
727 Mr. Ring asked the Minister for Education and Science if there is another school in the country in any sector of education where a teacher is in receipt of full pay but is not actually teaching; and if so, if he will provide details of same. [8574/02]
768 Mr. Ring asked the Minister for Education and Science the way in which his Department can pay a teacher who is not teaching for the past number of months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8734/02]
769 Mr. Ring asked the Minister for Education and Science if an inspector from his Department has carried out an investigation on a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; if a report has been compiled on the inspection; if not, if an inspection will be taking place to investigate if this person is teaching. [8735/02]
I propose to take Questions Nos. 727, 768 and 769 together.
There are instances in which a teacher in receipt of salary may not be timetabled for teaching duties. These would include where teachers are carrying out managerial and other non-teaching functions such as home-school community liaison, where teachers are seconded to curriculum or in-service support functions, where teachers are on approved paid leave, sick leave and maternity leave and where teachers are on suspension.
As indicated to the Deputy in my reply on 7 March 2002, the teacher in question is employed by a vocational education committee. It is a matter for the vocational education committee, as the responsible statutory authority and employer, to ensure that its teaching staff are timetabled and deployed in accordance with the needs of its scheme and to make any salary payments due.
