Niamh Smyth (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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293. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the case of a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; the options available to them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36170/18]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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The core function of the redeployment arrangements is to facilitate the redeployment of all surplus permanent teachers to other schools that have vacancies. The redeployment of all surplus permanent teachers is key to the Department's ability to manage within its payroll budget. Thereafter, schools are required under the panel arrangements to fill permanent vacancies from supplementary panels comprised of eligible fixed-term (temporary/substitute) and part-time teachers.

After the redeployment and supplementary panel processes have transacted, each school is permitted to fill any remaining vacancies through open recruitment. It is open to any suitably qualified teacher to apply for these advertised teaching positions as they arise.

The redeployment arrangements are reviewed and agreed annually with the Education Partners (i.e. School management bodies, Teacher Unions etc). Arrangements for the next school year will be finalised later in the Autumn and the relevant circulars will be available on my Department's website at that stage.