Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 14 May 2013
223. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills if persons in the public service who are employed in more than one location are eligible for the enhanced redundancy payment in respect of one of their locations of work while continuing in the education system while working at another location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22168/13]
View answer232. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills if teachers who have teaching hours in more than one location are eligible to obtain the enhanced redundancy package in respect of one of their locations while continuing to teach for other hours at a different location and still continue to work in the education system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22170/13]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 223 and 232 together.
The collective agreement on enhanced redundancy payments to public servants provides that public servants who accept an ex-gratia redundancy payment will not be eligible for re-employment in the public service for a period of two years from termination of the employment. Therefore, an ex-gratia redundancy payment would not be payable in either of the scenarios described by the Deputy, should the individual continue to work in the public service.
It should be noted that a claim for a variation to the terms of the collective agreement has been referred to the Labour Court by unions representing teachers and academic staff in Universities and Institutes of Technology and a Labour Court hearing is scheduled to take place in the coming weeks.
