Education and Training Boards

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 14 February 2023

Tuesday, 14 February 2023

Ceisteanna (479, 480)

Holly Cairns

Ceist:

479. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to ensure that ETB tutors are given full-time contracts including holiday pay cover. [7431/23]

Holly Cairns

Ceist:

480. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to ensure that the remuneration received by ETB tutors is allotted on an incremental basis comparable with other educational professionals and reflecting experience and years of service. [7432/23]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister of State at the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science

I propose to take Questions Nos. 479 and 480 together.

There is ongoing engagement between my Department, the Department of Education, which retains regulatory responsibility for the ETB sector, and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform regarding the position of adult tutors in the Education and Training Boards. There has been previous engagement with Unions regarding these staff and while agreement was reached on some issues, the claim to align tutors to a pay scale of an existing grade in ETBs remains unresolved. A proposal in response to the Labour Court recommendation is currently under discussion between the Departments with a view to finalising the offer to the Unions as the earliest opportunity.

Question No. 480 answered with Question No. 479.