Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 29 January 2014
96. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the gross amount reimbursed to his Department in 2013 by the Teaching Council in respect of the salary of the director of the Teaching Council. [4459/14]
View answer97. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the remuneration the current director of the Teaching Council receives from his Department after the reimbursement from the Department of Education and Skills is subtracted. [4460/14]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 96 and 97 together.
As the Deputy is aware, the current Director of the Teaching Council is an officer of my Department whose substantive grade is that of Director. During the period of his secondment to the Teaching Council, this officer continues to be paid in accordance with his substantive grade, which is in line with normal practice in such instances. The total salary paid to this officer in 2013 was €110,255 in respect of which my Department received a total of €98,550 by way of reimbursement from the Teaching Council of Ireland.
