Carol Nolan (Laois-Offaly, Independent) | Oireachtas source

Earlier this year, the Department received a report from a Teachers Union of Ireland, TUI, working group containing a proposal about the creation of a national relocation scheme in which teachers could identify locations where they would like to teach and swap with colleagues in those locations. In response to a parliamentary question I submitted to her some time ago, the Minister for Education, Deputy Foley, outlined that there was a meeting between Department officials and TUI representatives and that the proposal was still being considered. This concerns me because not enough urgency is given to this issue. Schools throughout the country, including in my constituency, Laois-Offaly, are facing a crisis in the context of a lack of teaching staff. Will more urgency and greater priority be given to this issue? The proposal is a solution that addresses the needs of teachers and will also, I hope, address challenges in teacher shortages.

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