Brendan Griffin (Kerry, Fine Gael)
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363. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a person (details supplied) will be eligible for the supplementary panel; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33078/21]

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 78/2020 sets out the arrangements for the Supplementary Panel for the 2021/22 school year. 

The criteria for the Supplementary Panel must be applied equally to all applicants.  The teacher referred to by the Deputy did not meet the eligibility criteria for the Supplementary Panel and so cannot be placed on the panel this year.