Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 29 January 2013
318. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will outline the situation in relation to a post for a Permanent Resource Teacher at a school (details supplied) in County Galway which was advertised, offered to and accepted by a person; if this post can now be ratified in view of the fact that the school in question was not aware of the deadline for filling the post; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3989/13]
View answerUnder the staffing arrangements for the school year 2012/2013, which are set out in my Department's Circular 0007/2012 published in February, 2012, the latest date for filling a permanent post on a permanent basis through the subsidiary and supplementary panels or through open recruitment, if applicable, was the first working day of November, 2012. Thereafter, unless there is a surplus permanent teacher to be redeployed, posts are filled on a fixed term basis. If the post in question is sustained by the school for the 2013/14 school year, it can only be filled by a surplus permanent teacher from the relevant main redeployment panel. The staffing arrangements for the 2013/14 school year will be published shortly.
