Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 21 January 2016
147. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education and Skills how many teachers, prior to the Croke Park agreement, had their supervision pay allowance on a pensionable basis; and what its total worth was and what happened to those funds once the supervision pay ceased under the Croke Park agreement. [2657/16]
Amharc ar fhreagraIn the 2011/12 school year, 13,852 post primary teachers (excluding ETB teachers) were being paid Supervision and Substitution allowance on a pensionable basis. The amount paid was €17.6 million.
Teachers who retire during the "grace period" (recently extended by order made by the Minister for Public Expenditure under the FEMPI legislation) have their superannuation benefits calculated on the pre-cut salary scales. Accordingly those who had opted to pay pension contributions on their supervision/substitution payment currently have the supervision/substitution payment reckoned in their pay for calculation of retirement benefits.
