I wish to advise the Deputy that, in the current academic year, there are 18 teachers who have exceeded the 3 year permissible under the Temporary Reassignment Scheme for Primary Teachers as set out in Circular 0024/2019.
Due to the effects of the pandemic and the difficulties being experienced by people in terms of relocating, etc. the Department relaxed the rules around the duration of a teacher reassignment arrangement as an exceptional matter for teachers who were in their 3rd year of their reassignment. The locations of these teachers are as follows:
Galway - 8 teachers
Kerry - 2 teachers
Dublin - 2 teachers
Westmeath - 2 teachers
Cavan - 1 teacher
Cork - 1 teacher
Leitrim - 1 teacher
Mayo - 1 teacher
The equivalent information for the teacher exchange scheme which ran up to the 2018/2019 academic year are not readily available at this time.