Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent)
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670. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the eligibility of a person (details supplied) for the supplementary panel will be examined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16944/23]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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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. 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.

The criteria, reviewed annually with the Education Partners, are published on the Department website.  Circular 74/2022 sets out the arrangements for the Supplementary Panel for the 2023/24 school year.

The teacher referred to by the Deputy has been in contact with my officials and, following clarification of her maternity and parents leave, she has been placed on the Kerry Supplementary Panel for the 2023/24 school year.