Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 30 November 2023
381. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Education whether substitute teachers filling positions as English language teachers can be paid the substitute’s daily rate; if she will make arrangements in order that these subs can be entered into the online system for payment; and her views on the shortfall of pay to substitutes at a school (details supplied). [53171/23]
View answerOfficials from the Payroll Section of my Department have previously been in contact with the Principal of the school referred to by the Deputy.
Different rates of pay apply depending on the nature of the employment in a school and the Teaching Council status of the person who is undertaking the work in the school.
The teaching positions referred to are full-time teaching positions in the school which are required to be filled by a teacher who is registered with the Teaching Council for the sector they will be employed in. Teachers in these contracts tend to be paid for the full school year i.e. from 1st September to the following 31st August.
A teacher who works in a substitute capacity is a person who replaces a teacher who is absent on leave . Leave absences can include sick leave or attendance at Continuous Professional Development courses. A teacher who works in a substitute capacity is paid a daily rate of pay for the days worked.
The correct payment has issued to the teachers concerned.
