316. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the position of teachers who are seeking to retire but are facing difficulties as a result of strike days during their careers; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that teachers who have the required years of service and meet the minimum age requirement are being denied their minimum pension as a result of strike days and are now being asked to make up the strike days in September; if his attention has been drawn to the knock-on impact this is having on schools and on their ability to offer the position to another teacher in the school that would be lost; his views on whether this is fair; if he will detail the steps being taken to resolve this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13214/14]

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316. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the position of teachers who are seeking to retire but are facing difficulties as a result of strike days during their careers; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that teachers who have the required years of service and meet the minimum age requirement are being denied their minimum pension as a result of strike days and are now being asked to make up the strike days in September; if his attention has been drawn to the knock-on impact this is having on schools and on their ability to offer the position to another teacher in the school that would be lost; his views on whether this is fair; if he will detail the steps being taken to resolve this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13214/14]

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