Sorca Clarke (Longford-Westmeath, Sinn Fein)
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322. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on recent Departmental engagement with representatives on the issue of post-primary redeployment of teachers. [32719/23]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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Officials from my Department recently met with representatives to discuss proposals for the introduction of a teacher relocation scheme.

The Department is giving further consideration to this matter and will be in contact with representatives in due course.

It should be noted that the Department meets on a regular basis with the school management bodies and the teacher unions on many issues related to teacher supply and we will continue to work intensively with all stakeholders to develop and implement creative solutions to address the teacher supply challenges facing schools.

The Department also engages with the teacher unions and the management bodies in the Teachers’ Conciliation Council (TCC). The TCC is the recognised forum for dealing with matters relating to the pay and conditions of service for teachers and any other matters that arise at a national level regarding employment issues.