Written answers
Wednesday, 3 June 2020
Department of Education and Skills
School Staff
Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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275. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if schools will not lose a teacher for the 2020/2021 school year in view of the fact increased health and safety requirements due to Covid-19 make it vital that schools have sufficient teachers available to implement same. [9271/20]
Joe McHugh (Donegal, Fine Gael)
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The key factor for determining the level of staffing resources provided at individual school level is the staffing schedule for the relevant school year and pupil enrolments on the previous 30 September.
The redeployment of all surplus permanent/CID holding teachers is the mechanism used to fill teaching posts and is key to the ability of the Department to manage within its payroll budget. The redeployment panels are currently transacting and schools are filling teaching vacancies for the 2020/21 school year.
The National Return to Work Safely Protocol will inform discussions with all education partners so that appropriate guidance for schools is developed and arrangements put in place in time for the new school year.
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