Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 5 March 2015
236. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a school (details supplied) in Dublin 20 that has lost a senior caretaker and a clerical officer working 22.5 hours per week, as a result of the moratorium on public service recruitment, will have these posts reinstated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9697/15]
View answerAs the Deputy will be aware the economic circumstances of the country were such that a staffing moratorium was introduced across the public sector by the previous Government in 2009. Currently the moratorium in the public service remains in place and community and comprehensive schools are subject to it. Accordingly, the Department of Education and Skills is not in a position to sanction additional non-teaching staff for Pobalscoil Iosolde. However, following the announcement by Minister Howlin in Budget 2015 marking an end to the public service moratorium in a targeted and focused way, new arrangements in relation to the management of public sector numbers will come into operation in 2015. These arrangements have yet to be finalised between my Department and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform.
