Ms Phil Fox:

Of the 116,000 teachers, some are registered under primary and post-primary and further education and once a teacher has met the standards for registration to enter the profession, his or her deployment and employment is outside the remit of the council. The short answer to the Deputy's question is "Yes". Once we are satisfied that teachers have met the standards, they can be deployed by their school management or their principal into the various settings according to the school need. The council has no role in that provision.