Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 24 September 2008
1645 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Education and Science the reason a person (details supplied) in County Longford continues to be deprived of their full entitlements in respect of part-time work that they carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29502/08]
View answerThe terms and conditions including pay entitlements of casual and non-casual post primary teachers under the Protection of Employees (Part-Time Work) Act, 2001 were negotiated and agreed in 2005 between the Education Partners and my Department.
Casual and non-casual teachers in Secondary and Community/Comprehensive schools have been paid on my Department's payrolls since January 2006 and the appropriate rates of pay in accordance with the agreement referred to are applied.
Arrears, where applicable, for service in a casual/non-casual capacity in Secondary and Community/ Comprehensive schools between 2001 and 2006 under the terms of the Act were issued to post primary teachers on the 29th March 2007.
According to my Department's records, the teacher referred to by the Deputy has received all arrears due to him under the terms of the Act. The gross amount owed less the statutory deductions issued to him on the 29th March 2007.
