Michael Lowry (Tipperary, Independent)
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462. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the case of a teacher (details attached) will be examined who is teaching in a school in County Tipperary under the temporary teacher reassignment process since 2011 and is ineligible for inclusion on the supplementary teaching panel; the reasons for same; the reason such teachers are treated differently to other teachers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35155/20]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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The Supplementary Panel is open to application from fixed-term and substitute teachers who meet the published eligibility criteria. For the current school year, this criteria is set out in Circular 64/2019, available on the Department website.

The service reckonable for access to the Supplementary Panel is service as a fully qualified teacher in a post paid for by the Department of Education, excluding previous permanent service, previous service as a post-primary teacher, incremental credit and unqualified service.

As teachers involved in the temporary teacher reassignment scheme retain their permanent status, these teachers would not meet the eligibility criteria for the Supplementary Panel.