Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 11 July 2013
89. Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review the employment conditions of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33955/13]
View answerWhen the moratorium was introduced the Government exempted Principal and Deputy Principal posts in all primary and post-primary schools and these continue to be replaced in the normal manner. The impact of the moratorium is therefore limited to the Director of Adult Education, Assistant Principal and Special Duties allowances payable to teachers on promotion. Vacancies at this level arise due to retirements in the specific grades and typically also from the knock on effect of filling Principal and Deputy Principal posts. The Department has interim alleviation measures in place for schools that are acutely affected by the impact of the moratorium at Assistant Principal level. It is a matter for each individual school authority to re-organise and prioritise the appropriate duties for post of responsibility holders in the context of implementing the moratorium.
