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

——provided they are within 45 km of each other. When we were factoring in a loss of only 200 posts at second level, we took account of the fact that we would not be able to redeploy teachers in that sector. That is why I am anxious that we proceed with redeployment issues. We reckon there are approximately 200 teachers surplus within the second level system who are not being moved on and who could be assigned to other schools that need their professionalism. This is in the interests of everybody. If the redeployment scheme could be negotiated and finalised, we would be in a position to redeploy those teachers.

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