Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 8 December 2020
324. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education if she will revise the payroll increment scale for primary and secondary school teachers who have years of teaching experience in the Middle-East; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41159/20]
View answerThe criteria required to have incremental credit awarded to primary and post-primary school teachers, including service given in the Middle-East, are set out in the Department of Education and Skills Circulars 10/2001, 29/2007 and 29/2010. The terms and conditions set out in these circulars were agreed under the auspices of the Teachers' Conciliation Council (TCC).
The Incremental Credit Scheme for teachers is currently the subject of a review at the Teachers' Conciliation Council (TCC). Discussions are taking place under the auspices of the TCC, to which the Department, management representatives and unions are all party. As the proceedings of the TCC are confidential, it would not be appropriate for me to make any further comment while it remains under consideration.
