Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 27 April 2023
257. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Education how the panel system for the appointment of primary teachers operates; how it differs from the supplementary panel; if she will detail how the various criteria for inclusion on both the panel and supplementary panel work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20047/23]
View answerThe redeployment arrangements are a mechanism used to fill teaching posts. Each Main Redeployment Panel is created for surplus permanent/CID holding teachers in order to ensure that vacancies are offered in the first instance to these teachers. Information on staffing and redeployment in primary schools for the 2023/24 school year are set out in Circular 0006/2023. The Main Redeployment Panels were issued to schools on 23rd March and schools are engaging with teachers on the Main Redeployment Panel to fill teaching vacancies arising in September.
Once all surplus permanent/CID holding teachers are redeployed, schools are required to fill permanent vacancies from Supplementary Redeployment Panels comprised of eligible fixed-term (temporary/substitute) and part-time teachers. Eligibility criteria and arrangements for filling teaching posts through this panel are set out in Circular 0074/2022. Teachers who applied for the Supplementary Redeployment Panel 2023/24 have been informed of the outcome of their applications.
Once the redeployment panels have exhausted, schools with permanent vacancies may proceed to open competition to fill these vacancies. It is open to any teacher to apply for these vacancies as they arise.
