Payroll services for teaching, non-teaching and retired staff on Department of Education payrolls

Due to unforeseen circumstances with the Department of Education and Youth’s print service provider, there will be a disruption to the delivery of printed payslips for the coming weeks This affects both current and retired school staff who are paid on the Department of Education and Youth’s payroll.

We want to reassure all those paid by the department that salary and pension payments will not be affected.

We sincerely apologise for the inconvenience, and we are actively working to resolve the issue. As soon as we can resume printing, we will post any payslips that were not sent during this period. This will be done on a phased basis.

Please note:

• Staff who have signed up to electronic payslips (e-payslip) via the MessagingIE service will continue to receive their payslips.
• Staff who wish to sign up for e-payslip can do so via MessagingIE. Attached is an information note on how to sign up to MessagingIE

For any staff who need access to their payslips during this period please use the Payroll Customer Contact Form. The Customer Contact Form is available here. It is an online form that is easy to access and straightforward to complete. Please select 'Payroll' under category and 'payslip request' under Select a Related Topic.

New Payroll Customer Contact Form

The new Customer Contact Form is available to those wishing to engage with the payroll unit regarding payroll queries.

It is an online form that is easy to access and straightforward to complete. It will prompt you to enter all of the information required so that the Department of Education can ensure that every customer interaction is processed in a timely and professional manner.

Your Payslip is an important, confidential document which is essential for your financial planning. Payees who are paid salary/pension on one of the Department of Education four payrolls receive their payslip(s) on a fortnightly basis.

Payslips can be delivered in either of two ways, via the postal system or electronically via the Digital Postbox.

Paper Payslip

Payslips issue in paper format to each individual payees postal address.

ePayslip

There is now an option for a payee to opt to have their payslip delivered electronically. The ePayslip will be delivered using MessagingIE

MessagingIE is a secure mail delivery solution that will provide individuals with the ability to receive their Government communications (letters, messages and documents) in a single, safe and secure digital platform.

The MessagingIE is accessed through the MyGovID website MyGovID - Home. MyGovID is a single account that lets you access government services in Ireland.

Appointment and re-appointment forms for teachers and SNAs are available here

For information on how to receive payslips and correspondence through Irish, click here.

This scheme applies to teachers, special needs assistants, clerical officers, caretakers and child care workers paid on payrolls operated by the Department of Education as paymaster. Applications and information on the Cycle to Work scheme are available here.

Incremental credit may be awarded to qualified primary/post-primary teachers in recognition of relevant teaching and non-teaching service and to qualified special needs assistants for relevant experience for the purposes of progression on the incremental salary scale. For more information see: Incremental Credit for Teachers and Special Needs Assistants

Deductions in respect of Local Property Tax may be made from salary of contracted staff on application to the Revenue Commissioners. For more information see: Local Property Tax (LPT)

The Department of Education OLCS is used by schools to record all absences for school staff and to input claims for substitutes employed and for part-time hours for post-primary schools. For information, support and guidelines see: Online Claims System (OLCS)

Information for part-time teachers with RPT and CNCA appointments is available here

Claims must be submitted promptly at the end of each academic term. Read more here.

Posts of responsibility are part of a school's leadership and management structure. They are promotion posts and are referred to as Principal, Deputy Principal, Assistant Principal I and Assistant Principal II. For information and forms click here

The purpose of the Teacher Fee Refund Scheme is to provide funding to teachers towards the cost of in-career development courses and related exam fees. Applications and information are available here.

Information for teachers, SNAs, caretakers, clerical officers, staff in ETBs and in Institutes of Technology, Technological University Dublin, Mary Immaculate College of Education, the National College of Art and Design and St. Angela’s College is available here

Find how to obtain payroll financial statements or service history here

This scheme applies to teachers, special needs assistants, clerical officers, caretakers and child care workers paid on payrolls operated by the Department of Education as paymaster. Applications and information on the Travel Pass Scheme scheme are available here.

Reference guide for Teachers, SNAs, Clerical Officers, Caretakers and Retired Teachers can be downloaded below:

• Circular 0063/2022

• Temporary Covid-19 emergency substitution arrangements for Post Primary schools
• Revenue
• Department of Social Protection
• Teaching Council
• School Employees Payroll