Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 1 June 2023
191. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education if she will appeal the decision made in relation to the salary credit of a post-primary teacher (details supplied) who has returned to Ireland from teaching abroad and allow their experience at a school from August 2016 to August 2021 to be counted towards salary credit. [26837/23]
View answerThe criteria for the award of incremental credit are set out in my Department’s Circulars 10/2001 for Primary teachers, 29/2007 and 29/2010 for Post-Primary teachers. The criteria for the award of incremental credit to recognised teachers was agreed under the auspices of the Teachers Conciliation Council (TCC).
As post-primary private service outside the EU is not provided for in these incremental credit circulars, this teacher’s application for incremental credit in respect of their UAE teaching service was deemed ineligible and therefore the application was refused.
The teachers unions have lodged a number of claims at TCC in relation to incremental credit, and specifically a claim about private post-primary teaching service outside the E.U. These claims are still under consideration.
An incremental credit application for teaching service in the UK to which the Deputy also refers has been processed and an outcome letter has issued to this teacher.
