Pearse Doherty (Donegal South West, Sinn Fein)
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Question 33: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in view of the numbers of teachers on the panel in the Diocese of Raphoe and the lack of permanent positions within County Donegal; his views that this panel will empty prior to the new school year in September; and his further views on whether teachers will be asked to return to their schools carrying out administrative duties. [25791/12]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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The redeployment of all surplus permanent teachers is key to the ability of the Department to manage within its payroll budget and ceiling on teacher numbers. Schools with vacancies are required to fill their vacancies from the list of surplus permanent teachers on the redeployment panels.Surplus permanent teachers are redeployed within each panel area to permanent posts and then as necessary to temporary posts. The redeployment process also include contingency arrangements to facilitate the redeployment of any residual surplus permanent teachers to other panels.

The main redeployment panels issued on 30 April, 2012 and my Department provides regular updates on the website in relation to the operation of the panels including the panel for the Diocese of Raphoe.