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Part D deals with a number of additional matters.
Part A
The revised terms and conditions of teachers in relation to being granted a CID which
are effective from the commencement of the school year 2015/2016
(1) Reduction of the period of qualification for eligibility to a CID
The qualification period for the granting of an initial CID is reduced from a period of
continuous employment in excess of three years with the same employer to a period of
continuous employment in excess of two years with the same employer; all of such
employment must have been in a post(s) funded by monies provided by the Oireachtas. This
reduction means that a teacher will be awarded a CID rather than a further Fixed Term Contract
provided the conditions and procedures set out in this circular are satisfied.
Previously a CID could be acquired provided the post continued to be viable for a reasonable
period, came from the allocation, did not relate to temporary cover and where there were no
objective grounds. This will continue to be a condition for eligibility but as amended by (2)
following. It should be noted that a reasonable period is considered to be at least a full school
year.
(2) Change in relation to qualification for eligibility for a CID in the case of providing cover
for certain teacher absences
Heretofore a post which concerned providing cover for a teacher absent on an approved scheme
of leave of absence did not provide eligibility for a CID. The Ward report, however, extends
eligibility to include covering for a teacher absent on two specific schemes of absence but this
is confined to covering the absence of (i) a teacher on career break or (ii) a teacher on
secondment.
(3) Hours to be included in a CID that is being awarded under 1 and 2 above
When a CID is being awarded under the new terms and conditions the hours of the CID will
be those hours for which the teacher was engaged on a fixed term contract for the full school
year prior to the issuing of the CID and those hours are not confined to hours reckoned under
(1) or (2) above.
(4) Teachers that hold a Part-Time CID and the granting of a further CID in respect of
additional hours
Where a teacher who is the holder of qualifications appropriate to the sector has a part-time
CID and the Board of Management has employed this teacher for additional hours (i.e. a part-
time fixed term contract in addition to a previously acquired CID in the school), and the hours
concerned continue to be viable and available within the school allocation, the qualifying
period of continuous employment for a CID based on those additional hours is reduced from a
period in excess of three years to a period of continuous employment in excess of one year.