Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 1 December 2015
493. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the details of the pay provided to primary teachers recruited before 2011 in contrast to primary teachers recruited since 2011 in tabular format; the efforts to bridge the gap and provide specific figures; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42893/15]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Teachers' Common Basic Scale and allowances available to newly employed teachers from 2010 onwards are set out in the attached table. Not all of the allowances listed are available to every teacher as entitlement is based on the qualifications held by the individual and/or the nature of the post for which they were employed.
Since the beginning of the financial crisis, there has been a need to enact a number of measures to reduce public expenditure. The previous Government reduced the salaries and allowances payable of all new entrants to public service recruitment grades (including teachers) by 10% with effect from 1 January 2011 and required that such new entrants would start on the first point of the applicable salary scale.
Subsequently, following the public service-wide review of allowances and premium payments, the Government decided to withdraw or modify allowances for new beneficiary public servants with effect from 1 February 2012. Under this decision, certain allowances were withdrawn for new beneficiary teachers, including qualification allowances. However, the Government partially compensated for this by deciding that new entrant teachers would henceforth commence on a new salary scale which had a starting point higher than the starting point of the old scale.
These measures were implemented at time of very difficult financial and budgetary circumstances for the State.
Alleviation of the salary imbalance between those who entered the public service since 2011 and those who entered before that date began under the Haddington Road Agreement. Improved pay scales for post-1 January 2011 and post-1 February 2012 entrants to teaching were agreed and implemented under the terms of that Agreement. In addition, allowances payable to post-1 January 2011 entrants and such allowances as remain payable to post-1 February 2012 entrants were restored to pre-2011 levels.
The Lansdowne Road Agreement will, through salary increases and a reduction in the Pension-Related Deduction, begin the process of restoring the reductions to public service pay which were implemented over recent years. The issue of equalised pay scales was not one which could be resolved in the discussions which lead to the Agreement. However, the flat-rate increases contained in the Agreement will be proportionately more favourable to new entrants to teaching (who are lower on the pay scale) than to longer serving teachers.
Teachers' Common Basic Scale
|
Scale Point |
1/1/10 |
Post-1/1/11 New Entrants to teaching - Applied 1/1/11 to 30/6/13 (Note a) |
Post-1/1/11 New Entrants to teaching - 1/7/13 to 31/10/13 (Note b) |
Post 1/1/11 New Entrants to teaching - 1/11/13 onwards (Note c) |
Post 1/2/12 New Entrants to teaching - 1/2/12 to 30/6/13 (Note d) |
Post 1/2/12 New Entrants to teaching - 1/7/13 onwards (Note e) |
|
1 |
€ 30,904 |
€ 27,814 |
€ 27,814 |
€ 27,814 |
€ 30,702 |
€ 30,702 |
|
2 |
€ 31,972 |
€ 28,775 |
€ 28,775 |
€ 29,256 |
€ 32,198 |
€ 33,168 |
|
3 |
€ 33,041 |
€ 29,737 |
€ 30,702 |
€ 30,904 |
€ 33,168 |
€ 33,950 |
|
4 |
€ 34,113 |
€ 30,702 |
€ 31,924 |
€ 31,972 |
€ 34,136 |
€ 36,576 |
|
5 |
€ 35,775 |
€ 32,198 |
€ 33,168 |
€ 33,041 |
€ 36,576 |
€ 37,795 |
|
6 |
€ 36,853 |
€ 33,168 |
€ 34,136 |
€ 34,113 |
€ 37,795 |
€ 39,251 |
|
7 |
€ 37,929 |
€ 34,136 |
€ 36,576 |
€ 35,775 |
€ 39,251 |
€ 40,700 |
|
8 |
€ 40,640 |
€ 36,576 |
€ 37,795 |
€ 36,853 |
€ 40,700 |
€ 42,160 |
|
9 |
€ 41,994 |
€ 37,795 |
€ 39,251 |
€ 37,929 |
€ 42,160 |
€ 43,380 |
|
10 |
€ 43,612 |
€ 39,251 |
€ 40,700 |
€ 40,640 |
€ 43,380 |
€ 44,996 |
|
11 |
€ 45,222 |
€ 40,700 |
€ 42,160 |
€ 41,994 |
€ 44,996 |
€ 44,996 |
|
12 |
€ 46,844 |
€ 42,160 |
€ 43,380 |
€ 43,612 |
€ 44,996 |
€ 44,996 |
|
13 |
€ 48,200 |
€ 43,380 |
€ 44,996 |
€ 45,222 |
€ 44,996 |
€ 47,225 |
|
14 |
€ 49,996 |
€ 44,996 |
€ 44,996 |
€ 46,844 |
€ 47,225 |
€ 47,225 |
|
15 |
€ 49,996 |
€ 44,996 |
€ 44,996 |
€ 48,200 |
€ 47,225 |
€ 47,225 |
|
16 |
€ 49,996 |
€ 44,996 |
€ 47,225 |
€ 49,996 |
€ 47,225 |
€ 47,225 |
|
17 |
€ 52,472 |
€ 47,225 |
€ 47,225 |
€ 49,996 |
€ 47,225 |
€ 50,170 |
|
18 |
€ 52,472 |
€ 47,225 |
€ 47,225 |
€ 49,996 |
€ 50,170 |
€ 50,170 |
|
19 |
€ 52,472 |
€ 47,225 |
€ 47,225 |
€ 52,472 |
€ 50,170 |
€ 50,170 |
|
20 |
€ 52,472 |
€ 47,225 |
€ 50,170 |
€ 52,472 |
€ 50,170 |
€ 50,170 |
|
21 |
€ 55,744 |
€ 50,170 |
€ 50,170 |
€ 52,472 |
€ 50,170 |
€ 53,423 |
|
22 |
€ 55,744 |
€ 50,170 |
€ 50,170 |
€ 52,472 |
€ 53,423 |
€ 53,423 |
|
23 |
€ 55,744 |
€ 50,170 |
€ 53,423 |
€ 55,744 |
€ 53,423 |
|
|
24 |
€ 55,744 |
€ 50,170 |
€ 54,339 |
€ 55,744 |
€ 58,765 |
|
|
25 |
€ 59,359 |
€ 53,423 |
€ 55,514 |
€ 55,744 |
€ 59,940 |
|
|
26 |
€ 55,744 |
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|
27 |
€ 59,359 |
Notes:
(a) scale for post-1 January 2011 new entrants to teaching which applied from 1 January 2011 to 30 June 2013
(b) scale for post-1 January 2011 new entrants which applied from 1 July 2013 to 31 October 2013 (agreed as part of the Haddington Road Agreement)
(c) current scale for post-1 January 2011 new entrants - applies since 1 November 2013 (implementation of Clause 2.31 of the Haddington Road Agreement)
(d) scale for post-1 February 2012 new entrants to teaching which applied from 1 February 2012 to 30 June 2013
(e) current scale for post-1 February 2012 new entrants - applies since 1 July 2013 (agreed as part of the Haddington Road Agreement)
Allowances
|
- |
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS ALLOWANCES |
1/1/10 |
Post-1/1/11 New Entrants to teaching - 1/1/11 to 31/10/13 (Note e) |
Post-1/1/11 New Entrants to teaching - 1/11/13 onwards (Note f) |
Post-1/2/12 New Entrants to teaching - 1/2/12 to 31/10/13 (Notes g and h) |
Post-1/2/12 New Entrants to teaching - 1/11/13 onwards (Notes g and i) |
|
1 |
(a) (i) H. Dip. in Ed. (Pass) |
€ 591 |
€ 532 |
€ 591 |
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|
(ii) Higher Froebel Cert. |
€ 591 |
€ 532 |
€ 591 |
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|
(b) (i) H. Dip. in Ed. (1st or 2nd Hons) |
€ 1,236 |
€ 1,112 |
€ 1,236 |
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|
(ii) Ard Teastas Gaeilge |
€ 1,236 |
€ 1,112 |
€ 1,236 |
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|
(c) Primary Degree (Pass) |
€ 1,842 |
€ 1,658 |
€ 1,842 |
|||
|
(d) Masters Degree by thesis or exam (Pass) |
€ 4,918 |
€ 4,426 |
€ 4,918 |
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|
(e) Primary Degree (1st or 2nd Hons) |
€ 4,918 |
€ 4,426 |
€ 4,918 |
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|
(f) Masters Degree (1st or 2nd Hons) |
€ 5,496 |
€ 4,946 |
€ 5,496 |
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|
(g) Doctors Degree |
€ 6,140 |
€ 5,526 |
€ 6,140 |
Notes on qualification allowances:
(i) Only one of the allowances at (a) or (b) may be held together with one of the allowances (c) to (g)
(ii) Teachers first employed between 5 December 2011 and 31 January 2012 (inclusive) will be assessed for allowances on the basis of their qualifications at entry to the profession to a maximum combined allowance equivalent to that payable for an Honours Primary Degree
|
- |
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS ALLOWANCES |
1/1/10 |
Post-1/1/11 New Entrants to teaching - 1/1/11 to 31/10/13 (Note e) |
Post-1/1/11 New Entrants to teaching - 1/11/13 onwards (Note f) |
Post-1/2/12 New Entrants to teaching - 1/2/12 to 31/10/13 (Notes g and h) |
Post-1/2/12 New Entrants to teaching - 1/11/13 onwards (Notes g and i) |
|
2 |
Diploma for Teachers of Deaf/Blind/ Mentally |
€ 2,437 |
€ 2,193 |
€ 2,437 |
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and Physically Handicapped Children |
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|
OTHER ALLOWANCES |
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|
3 |
Teaching through Irish |
€ 1,583 |
€ 1,424 |
€ 1,583 |
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|
4 |
Gaeltacht Grant |
€ 3,063 |
€ 2,757 |
€ 3,063 |
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|
5 |
Island Allowance |
€ 1,842 |
€ 1,658 |
€ 1,842 |
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|
6 |
Allowance payable to teachers of apprentices in Dun Laoghaire and Co. Cork VECs |
€ 9,740 |
€ 8,766 |
€ 9,740 |
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|
7 |
Honorarium Payable to Teachers in the Prison Service |
€ 4,773 |
€ 4,296 |
€ 4,773 |
€ 4,296 |
€ 4,773 |
|
8 |
Secure Unit Allowance/Disturbed Adolescent Allowance |
€ 2,195 |
€ 1,976 |
€ 2,195 |
€ 1,976 |
€ 2,195 |
|
2012/13 |
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|
9 |
Supervision and Substitution Allowance (Note j) |
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|
Pre-2011 Entrants to teaching |
€ 1,769 |
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|
Post-1/1/11 new entrants to teaching |
€ 1,592 |
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|
Post-1/2/12 new entrants to teaching |
€ 1,592 |
Notes:
(e) rate of allowance for post-1 January 2011 new entrants to teaching which applied from 1 January 2011 to 31 October 2013
(f) current rate of allowance for post-1 January 2011 new entrants - applies since 1 November 2013 (implementation of Clause 2.31 of the Haddington Road Agreement)
(g) certain allowances were withdrawn by Government decision and are no longer payable to new beneficiaries post-1 February 2012
(h) rate of allowance for post-1 February 2012 new beneficiaries which applied from 1 February 2012 to 31 October 2013
(i) current rate of allowance for post-1 February 2012 new beneficiaries - applies since 1 November 2013 (implementation of Clause 2.31 of the Haddington Road Agreement)
(j) the Supervision and Substitution allowance was withdrawn with effect from 1 July 2013 under the Haddington Road Agreement
