Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 29 May 2013
64. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the position of 17 teachers who are employed by the International School of Martyrs, Tripoli, Libya, at which students sit the Irish leaving certificate examination and where staff are owed an estimated €200,000 from school management; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25990/13]
View answerI understand that the teachers’ dispute with the ISM in Tripoli has been ongoing for some time. The case, however, has only been brought to the attention of my Department recently. The issue is currently being handled by the Department of Education and Science and the State Examinations Commission (SEC), which has been in direct contact with the ISM in Tripoli regarding the unpaid monies. The Irish Embassy in Rome, which is accredited to Libya, has also been kept fully informed of the situation and, at my direction, has made representations to both the Libyan government and to the International School of the Martyrs authorities seeking assistance and action to resolve this matter.
