Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 8 November 2016
137. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason he has signalled his intent to financially penalise a specified cohort of teachers to which supervision work is not applicable as it does not form part of their conditions and terms of employment and work expressly undertaken and agreed (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33418/16]
View answer149. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to clause 7 of Circular 71/2016, if ASTI members who had previously opted out of the supervision and substitution scheme under clause 18 of Circular 0006/2015 are still deemed to be opted out of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33649/16]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 137 and 149 together.
Supervision and substitution duties are compulsory for all teachers since the Haddington Road Agreement. A limited group of teachers were allowed to opt-out of the duties in return for a pay reduction as part of the overall supervision and substitution scheme. The ASTI directive instructs members to withdraw from the supervision and substitution scheme. The opt-out is an element of the S&S scheme and ASTI has directed all members to withdraw from that scheme in its entirety. Therefore, the ‘opt-out’ provided for under the scheme will not apply to ASTI members who are subject to their directive.
