Helen Keogh
Ceist:198 Ms Keogh asked the Minister for Education the reason qualification allowances for specialist teachers are being offered under a productivity clause of the Programme for Competitiveness and Work. [11681/96]
Vol. 466 No. 4
198 Ms Keogh asked the Minister for Education the reason qualification allowances for specialist teachers are being offered under a productivity clause of the Programme for Competitiveness and Work. [11681/96]
The offer of qualification allowances for specialist teachers included in the package of proposals for agreement on the pay and conditions of teachers under clause 2 (iii) of annex I of the Programme for Competitiveness and Work was made in response to claims from teacher unions for such allowances.