Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 20 December 2012
126. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Education and Skills when the new payment scale for new primary school teachers agreed with the social partners of €30,702 will come into effect; the reason for the delay in implementing this arrangement; whether arrears are now owing to teachers who will benefit from this pay scale and if so when will these arrears be paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57748/12]
View answerThe most significant adjustment to teacher pay arising from the recent Government decision on allowances is that new entrant teachers will not receive qualification allowances but will start on a new salary scale, the first point of which is equivalent to the fourth point of the existing scale. This new salary scale will apply in the case of all teachers who are new appointees to teaching on or after 1 February 2012. The introduction of this new salary scale has been a complex task which has required a detailed implementation process. A circular, setting out the new salary scale is due to issue shortly from my Department. It is intended that the process of migrating all teachers who were appointed on or after 1 February 2012 over to the new salary scale will commence following publication of the circular and any arrears of salary due to these teachers will be paid to them as soon as possible.
