A full list of the teaching allowances referred to in Circular 0003/2012 is provided in tabular form. A full list of the allowances payable to non-teaching staff in schools and VECs is currently being compiled and details will be supplied when this has been finalised. Not every person serving in a beneficiary grade has necessarily been eligible to receive the allowances listed.
Teaching Allowances
Name/Description of Allowance
|
Amount of allowance €
|
Beneficiary (Grade)
|
Higher Diploma in Education (pass)
|
591
|
Teacher
|
Higher Diploma in Education (honours)
|
1,236
|
Teacher
|
Primary Degree (pass)
|
1,842
|
Teacher
|
Primary Degree (honours)
|
4,918
|
Teacher
|
Master’s Degree (pass)
|
4,918
|
Teacher
|
Master’s Degree (honours)
|
5,496
|
Teacher
|
Doctor’s Degree
|
6,140
|
Teacher
|
Diploma in Special Ed
|
2,437
|
Teacher
|
Supervision and Substitution — minimum 37 hour payment — payment for hours worked in excess of 37 is at the hourly rate for the hours worked
|
1,769 for 37 hours or 47.82 per hour
|
Teacher
|
Principal — Rate varies depending on category of school — categories are based on number of teachers in the school
|
9,310 — 42,469
|
Principal
|
Deputy Principal — Rate varies depending on category of school — categories are based on number of teachers in the school
|
3,769 — 27,217
|
Deputy Principal
|
Assistant Principal
|
8,520
|
Assistant Principal
|
Director of Adult Education — Rate varies depending on category of school — categories are based on number of enrolment hours
|
3,769 — 22,645
|
Director of Adult Education
|
Supervising Teacher in Prison Education Unit — Rate varies based on number of teachers in the unit
|
8,520 — 23,127
|
Supervising Teacher
|
Programme Coordinator AP level
|
8,520
|
Programme Coordinator
|
Special Duties Teacher
|
3,769
|
Special Duties Teacher
|
Deputy Supervising Teacher in Prison Education Unit
|
8,520
|
Deputy Supervising Teacher
|
Programme Coordinator SDT level
|
3,769
|
Programme Coordinator
|
Assistant Supervising Teacher in Prison Education Unit
|
3,769
|
Assistant Supervising Teacher
|
Allowance payable to Principals of schools offering a part-time adult education programme — Rate varies depending on category of school
|
1,625
|
Principal
|
Allowance for Principals who act as Secretary to Board of Management — rate varies based on number of students in school
|
523 — 1,572
|
Principal
|
Honorarium
|
4,773
|
Teacher
|
Allowance payable to Principals of 5 Community Schools for management role in sports complexes
|
4,820
|
Principal
|
Secondment allowance Category 1 (Divisional Inspector scale)
|
25,638
|
Teacher on secondment — rate varies depending on length of service
|
Secondment allowance Category 2
|
16,825
|
Teacher on secondment
|
Secondment allowance Category 3
|
13,146
|
Teacher on secondment
|
Secondment allowance Category 4
|
10,130
|
Teacher on secondment
|
Director of Education Centre allowance
|
27,197
|
Teacher on secondment
|
Gaeltacht grant
|
3,063 or 10% of salary
|
Teacher
|
Teaching through Irish
|
1,583
|
Teacher
|
Island Allowance
|
1,842
|
Teacher
|
Visiting Teacher Allowance
|
8,520
|
Teacher
|
Secure Unit Allowance/ Disturbed Adolescent Allowance
|
2,195
|
Teacher
|
Allowance payable to teachers of apprentices in Dun Laoghaire and County Cork VECs
|
9,740
|
Teacher
|
Allowance for teachers with 35 years service
|
2,324
|
Teacher
|
National Teacher PCW allowance
|
1,842
|
Teacher
|
Principal — pre PCW — Rate varies depending on points rating of school
|
6,660 — 25,303
|
Principal
|
Personal rate of Principal Allowance — Rate varies depending on category of school
|
6,660 — 11,163
|
Principal
|
Personal rate of Principal Allowance Pre ’87/ Revised Duties — Rate varies depending on category of school
|
8,521 — 14,289
|
Principal
|
Vice Principal — pre PCW — Rate varies depending on points rating of school
|
2,944 — 15,983
|
Vice Principal
|
A Post — pre PCW
|
6,660
|
A Post
|
B Post — pre PCW
|
2,944
|
B Post
|
Rural Science Teachers
|
1,842
|
Teacher
|
Itinerant Domestic Science Teachers
|
1,842
|
Teacher
|
Special Allowance to Teachers in Comprehensive Schools
|
2,471
|
Teacher
|
Special Payment to EPTs under AR 2/98 — rate varies depending on years of service
|
313 — 1,644
|
Teacher
|
Special Payment to TWTs under AR 2/98 — rate varies depending on years of service
|
626 — 5,482
|
Teacher
|
Rule 87 (Higher Froebel Cert)
|
1,435
|
Teacher
|
Long Service Increment
|
1,477
|
Teacher
|
Special differential allowance paid to ex-Preparatory College Professors
|
2,860
|
Teacher
|
Personal Allowances referred to in Paragraph 2 of C/L 50/70
|
2,565 — 13,049
|
Teacher
|
Children’s Allowances
|
113
|
Teacher
|
Secretary to Board of Management allowance (payable on a personal basis to Principals of Comprehensive schools who held the allowance prior to the implementation of Agreed Report 3/06)
|
2,802
|
Principal
|