School Staff
Dail Éireann — 2020-12-01
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Norma Foley (FF), Kerry

As the Deputy mentions, many workers of long standing are contributing very positively and in a vital way to the school environment, especially in the Covid-19 pandemic. I know from personal experience that these people work on a very generous basis in a willing and positive way. They often go above and beyond the call of duty. I recognise this work, which I have seen for many years.
As it stands, cleaners are employed by schools through a grant mechanism or directly by an ETB. We will see how the automatic enrolment supplementary savings process works in 2022. As I mentioned earlier to Deputy Ó Laoghaire, everything is under review, but there is an acknowledgement that this is how it operates currently.

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Sitting date: 2020-12-01