Teacher

===Ireland===
{{Main|Education in the Republic of Ireland}}

Salaries for primary teachers in [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]] depend mainly on seniority (i.e. holding the position of [[principal (school)|principal]], deputy principal or [[assistant principal]]), experience and qualifications. Extra pay is also given for teaching through the [[Irish language]], in a [[Gaeltacht]] area or on an [[islands of Ireland|island]]. The basic pay for a starting teacher is €27,814 [[Per annum|p.a.]], rising incrementally to €53,423 for a teacher with 25 years service. A principal of a large school with many years experience and several qualifications ([[Master of Arts|M.A.]], [[H.Dip.]], etc.) could earn over €90,000.<ref>{{cite web|title=Circular 0040/2011 (New Pay Scales for New Appointees to Teaching in 2011)|url=http://www.education.ie/en/Circulars-and-Forms/Active-Circulars/cl0040_2011.pdf|publisher=Department of Education, Ireland|access-date=23 July 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140606211440/http://www.education.ie/en/Circulars-and-Forms/Active-Circulars/cl0040_2011.pdf|archive-date=6 June 2014}}</ref>

Teachers are required to be registered with the Teaching Council; under Section 30 of the Teaching Council Act 2001, a person employed in any capacity in a recognised teaching post - who is not registered with the Teaching Council - may not be paid from [[Oireachtas]] funds.<ref>{{cite web|title=Requirement For Teachers To Be Registered With The Teaching Council Under Section 30 Of The Teaching Council Act, 2001|url=http://education.ie/en/Schools-Colleges/Information/Employing-a-Teacher/Requirement-For-Teachers-To-Be-Registered-With-The-Teaching-Council-Under-Section-30-Of-The-Teaching-Council-Act-2001.html|publisher=Department of Education and Skills, Ireland|access-date=23 July 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120722133213/http://www.education.ie/en/Schools-Colleges/Information/Employing-a-Teacher/Requirement-For-Teachers-To-Be-Registered-With-The-Teaching-Council-Under-Section-30-Of-The-Teaching-Council-Act-2001.html|archive-date=22 July 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Teaching Council Act, 2001|url=http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/2001/en/act/pub/0008/print.html|publisher=Office of the Attorney General, Ireland|access-date=23 July 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120330232536/http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/2001/en/act/pub/0008/print.html|archive-date=30 March 2012}}</ref>

From 2006 [[Garda Síochána|Garda]] vetting has been introduced for new entrants to the teaching profession. These procedures apply to teaching and also to non-teaching posts and those who refuse vetting "cannot be appointed or engaged by the school in any capacity including in a voluntary role". Existing staff will be vetted on a phased basis.<ref>{{cite web|title=New arrangements for the vetting of teaching and non-teaching staff|url=http://education.ie/en/Circulars-and-Forms/Archived-Circulars/cl0094_2006.doc|publisher=Department of Education and Science, Ireland|access-date=23 July 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150603011727/http://education.ie/en/Circulars-and-Forms/Archived-Circulars/cl0094_2006.doc|archive-date=3 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Recruitment procedures – requirements for Garda vetting|url=http://education.ie/en/Circulars-and-Forms/Active-Circulars/cl0063_2010.doc|publisher=Department of Education and Science, Ireland|access-date=23 July 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121004112440/http://www.education.ie/en/Circulars-and-Forms/Active-Circulars/cl0063_2010.doc|archive-date=4 October 2012}}</ref>