Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 12 July 2016
280. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a person with supplementary panel rights in 2017 can be considered for vacancies in the 2016-17 school year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21110/16]
View answerThe core function of the redeployment arrangements is to facilitate the redeployment of all surplus permanent teachers to other schools that have vacancies. Thereafter, schools are required under the panel arrangements to fill permanent vacancies from supplementary panels comprising eligible fixed-term (temporary/substitute) and part-time teachers.
The arrangements for panel access for fixed term (temporary/substitute) and part-time teachers for the 2016/17 school year are set out in Department Circular 0058/2015 which was published on 16 November 2015 on the Department website. The deadline for submission of applications to the Supplementary Panel 2016/17 to my Department was 11th December 2015.
Arrangements for the Supplementary Panel for the 2017/18 school year will be published on the Department website in the Autumn.
