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Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 22 February 2022

Tuesday, 22 February 2022

Questions (419)

Alan Kelly

Question:

419. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Education if there were examples of teachers who exceeded the allowed number of years that primary school teachers were allowed to avail of under the teacher exchange scheme and-or the scheme of temporary reassignment for registered teachers in recognised primary schools; and if so, the locations in which this occurred and the reasons. [9049/22]

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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.

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