Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 23 October 2012
268. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare who was appointed to a position, turning down other opportunities in the process, and has now been removed from the position due to qualifications which were known in advance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46365/12]
View answerTeachers are employed under a contract of employment with the board of management of a school or a vocational education committee. It is the Board of Management or VEC, as appropriate, which is responsible for recruitment, selection, appointment, discipline and dismissal of staff in accordance with procedures published by the Department following consultation with the education partners. In this instance those procedures are outlined in the 'Constitution of Boards and Rules of Procedure, 2011' in relation to the recruitment process and Circular 31/2011 in relation to qualification and registration requirements, both of which are available on www.education.ie.
In accordance with Circular 31/2011 where an employer can satisfactorily demonstrate that every reasonable effort has been made to recruit an appropriately qualified registered teacher, a teacher registered under any regulation of the Teaching Council [Registration] Regulations 2009 may be appointed pending the recruitment of an appropriately qualified registered teacher. The contract of employment must include a condition that the contract will terminate on the recruitment of an appropriately qualified registered teacher or the following 31 August, whichever happens first.
