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Departmental Correspondence

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 7 February 2018

Wednesday, 7 February 2018

Ceisteanna (114)

Pearse Doherty

Ceist:

114. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the receipt of correspondence by a person (details supplied) will be confirmed; the reason no reply has yet been issued to this correspondence; when a response will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6123/18]

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The issues raised in the correspondence referred to by the Deputy have been considered by my Department.  The correspondence was resubmitted to my Department recently and a response has issued.

The issues raised relate to teacher mobility and the redeployment arrangements at primary level.

The redeployment arrangement is the first method used to fill vacancies in the primary school system.  Permanent teaching vacancies at primary level are filled, in the first instance, by permanent/CID holding teachers that are surplus in their own schools.  Following this process, permanent vacancies are filled by eligible teachers on Supplementary Panels.  Once the redeployment panels have cleared, primary schools with permanent vacancies may proceed to open competition to fill these vacancies. Temporary posts are filled by open competition which appropriately qualified teachers are eligible to apply for. 

The redeployment arrangements are reviewed annually with the education partners.  Arrangements for the 2018/19 school year have been finalised and are available on the Department website in Circular 0010/2018.

Circular 0063/2017, "Leadership and Management in Primary Schools", has introduced the phasing in of open competition for Deputy Principal posts. From 2022, all primary schools will be able to fill Deputy Principal posts through open competition, where vacancies exist. It is envisaged that this development will support teacher mobility and provide promotional opportunities for teachers.

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