Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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196. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 180 of 7 May 2015, if all secondees were consulted or informed prior to the advertisement of leadership roles within the support services that an alleviation of the five-year secondment limit would apply to seconded teachers taking on such leadership roles; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22799/15]

Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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It is Department policy to apply alleviations to meet the business needs of each of the support services, for example, to provide for continuity in management, planning and leadership and retention of expertise. The nature of the CPD provision and the phase of delivery in respect of each individual support service is also taken into account.

Alleviations do not apply exclusively to leadership roles and only arise where the business needs of the service require it. This position is reviewed annually.