Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

It is based on enrolment. The Senator says she is not concerned about redeployment, but the Department is and we are concerned with remaining within budget. We have a duty to spend our budget as best we can to get as many teachers as we possibly can in order to reduce class sizes. We must do that in a co-ordinated manner and that is why redeployment is important to us. It might not bother the Senator, but it is a concern for those trying to manage the system. There must be some system.