Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 23 March 2023
257. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Education if she will provide more information on the proposed contract for adult education tutors working in the ETB sector; and the action she is taking to resolve the issues around terms and conditions for these tutors. [6938/23]
View answerOfficials have been engaging with colleagues in the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, which has policy responsibility for the further education sector, and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform in relation to this matter and discussions are ongoing. There has been previous engagement with Unions regarding these staff and while agreement was reached on some issues, the claim to align tutors to a pay scale of an existing grade in Education and Training Boards remains unresolved. A proposal in response to the Labour Court recommendation is currently under discussion between the Departments with a view to finalising the offer to the Unions as the earliest opportunity.
