Seanad debates

Tuesday, 31 January 2012

Education (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed)

 

4:00 pm

Photo of Fidelma Healy EamesFidelma Healy Eames (Fine Gael)

I am grateful for the Minister's explanation. He has indicated what he considers reasonable and that he does not see the point, for example, of imposing a teacher who is not fluent in the Irish language on a school in the Gaeltacht. That explanation is very helpful. I also welcome the Minister's undertaking that in another domain - through an industrial relations framework, for instance - he will examine what may be encompassed within the term "meaningful consultation". It might be helpful to have an exchange of CVs in a redeployment situation so that accurate information about a teacher's capabilities at a given point in his or her career could be conveyed, as opposed to schools relying on bush telegram that undermines the professionalism of teachers.

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