Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent)
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272. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position with regard to allowing teachers to transfer from one county to another (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34916/19]

Joe McHugh (Donegal, Fine Gael)
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The recruitment and appointment of teachers to fill teaching posts is a matter for the individual school authority, subject to procedures agreed under Section 24 of the Education Act 1998 (as amended by the Education (Amendment) Act 2012).

The redeployment arrangements at primary and post-primary are the first method to fill vacancies in the school system. The core function of the redeployment arrangements is to facilitate the redeployment of all surplus permanent teachers to other schools where vacancies exist.

Once the redeployment processes have completed, schools with permanent vacancies may proceed to open competition to fill these vacancies. It is open to any teacher to apply for these vacancies as they arise.