Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 26 July 2022
1134. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education if she will reform the panel rights process to make it easier for primary teachers to qualify; if she believes that the current process is too difficult; if it is a barrier to emigrant teachers returning to Ireland to teach in Irish schools [41287/22]
View answerThe core function of the redeployment arrangements is to facilitate the redeployment of all surplus permanent/CID holding teachers, to other schools that have vacancies.
At primary level, schools are required under the panel arrangements to fill vacancies from the Main Redeployment Panel in the first instance and thereafter permanent vacancies are filled from Supplementary Redeployment Panels comprised of eligible fixed-term (temporary/substitute) and part-time teachers.
Circular 57/2021 sets out the arrangements for the Supplementary Panel for the 2022/23 school year. The panel criteria is reviewed each year, in consultation with the Education Partners (which includes the Teacher Union). Arrangements in relation to next year's Supplementary Panel will be reviewed and published towards the end of the current year.
