Jonathan O'Brien (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 45:

In page 50, line 8, after “board” to insert the following:“and that as far as is practicable, serving teachers will be transferred within the boundaries of their current VEC administrative areas and will only be deployed within 45 km of their current VEC place of work or confines of the original VEC area”.

We discussed this amendment on Committee Stage. I am sure the Minister of State will read in his notes the rationale behind the proposed amendment. I am interested to know if there has been any reflection on this amendment by the Minister since Committee Stage and whether he has changed his opinion since then.

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