Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 23 April 2024
307. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Education to provide an update on an application for incremental credits submitted by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17831/24]
View answerThe criteria for the award of incremental credit are set out in the Department of Education’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).
When an application form for incremental credit is received in my Department, it is checked to ensure that it is fully completed. Applications are managed in date received order.
Incremental credit circular 10/2001, states the following-
Teachers applying for incremental credit under any of the above schemes shall be responsible for obtaining all the information requested by the Department as set out in the application forms.
The person named has applied for an award of incremental credit with respect to prior service in a number of schools. However, it has not been possible to progress the applications submitted by the person named as additional information is required in support of these applications.
Staff of my Department have engaged with this teacher to obtain the required information to process both these applications and are continuing to correspond with the person named in order to progress the matter.
