260 Deputy Brian Hayes asked the Minister for Education and Science if he will confirm that his Department’s prior written approval for job sharing or a career break from post-primary schools is required in order that a vacancy arising from a job sharing arrangement can be funded by his Department in excess of the authorised teaching allocation as determined by the pupil teacher ratio and that as a result of the change in the staffing schedule, this will effectively mean for schools who are on or over the quota, that the teachers within that school who are job sharing or have approved career breaks will be forced back into the classroom from 1 September 2009; if he has estimated the potential costs that this will have on his Department in view of the fact that substitute or replacement teachers are frequently paid a lower rate than existing permanent teachers who may be job sharing or on a career break; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6511/09]

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260 Deputy Brian Hayes asked the Minister for Education and Science if he will confirm that his Department’s prior written approval for job sharing or a career break from post-primary schools is required in order that a vacancy arising from a job sharing arrangement can be funded by his Department in excess of the authorised teaching allocation as determined by the pupil teacher ratio and that as a result of the change in the staffing schedule, this will effectively mean for schools who are on or over the quota, that the teachers within that school who are job sharing or have approved career breaks will be forced back into the classroom from 1 September 2009; if he has estimated the potential costs that this will have on his Department in view of the fact that substitute or replacement teachers are frequently paid a lower rate than existing permanent teachers who may be job sharing or on a career break; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6511/09]

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1. 18 February 2009

   School Staffing.

   260 Deputy Brian Hayes asked the Minister for Education and Science if he will confirm that his Department’s prior written approval for job sharing or a career break from post-primary schools is required in order that a vacancy arising from a job sharing arrangement can be funded by his Department in excess of the authorised teaching allocation as determined by the pupil teacher ratio and that as a result of the change in the staffing schedule, this will effectively mean for schools who are on or over the quota, that the teachers within that school who are job sharing or have approved career breaks will be forced back into the classroom from 1 September 2009; if he has estimated the potential costs that this will have on his Department in view of the fact that substitute or replacement teachers are frequently paid a lower rate than existing permanent teachers who may be job sharing or on a career break; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6511/09]

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