Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)

That is particularly relevant at post-primary level where the appeals process considers in particular any specific curricular needs of the school concerned.

At primary level the final allocation to a school is also a function of the operation of the redeployment panels which provide for the retention of a teacher in the existing school if a new post is not available within the agreed terms of the scheme.

The position is less straightforward at post-primary level and in terms of how we manage teacher numbers in these difficult circumstances, it is essential we get a comprehensive cross-sectoral redeployment scheme. We need to build urgently on the existing agreement on redeployment where a post-primary school closes——

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