Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 24 May 2012
60 Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on plans to implement a pilot voluntary redeployment scheme, agreed under the Croke Park agreement, that will allow teachers to transfer on a voluntary basis to another school or geographical area. [25773/12]
View answerCircular 25 of 2011, which included a Redeployment Scheme for teachers who are surplus to requirements in situations other than school closures, also provided that discussions would be held with a view to developing a voluntary scheme for the redeployment of teachers. Discussions in relation to a voluntary scheme are continuing under the auspices of the Teachers Conciliation Council, which is the agreed forum for dealing with the pay and conditions of service of teachers. The parties to the forum include representatives of the managerial authorities of schools, the teacher unions, the Department of Education and Skills and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. As the proceedings of the Conciliation Council are confidential, it would not be appropriate for me to make any further comment at this time.
