Departmental Data

Monday, 7 September 2026

Ceisteanna (1232)

Louis O'Hara

Ceist:

1232. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 414 to 417 of 16 June 2026, the responsibility her Department retains for monitoring compliance by schools and Education and Training Boards with the CID and redeployment arrangements outlined by Department Circulars; the number of investigations, compliance interventions, directions or other actions her Department has undertaken in each of the past five years in response to alleged or identified failures to comply with CID eligibility rules; the outcomes of any such interventions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61557/26]

Amharc ar fhreagra

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Education and Youth

It is a matter for each school/ETB as the employer to ensure that they are complying with the relevant employment legislation and the relevant Department circulars.

Schools and ETBs are expected to follow the rules set out in the CID circulars as they apply to all Oireachtas funded schools and ETBs.

As set out previously, the rules setting out the eligibility for a CID apply to all Oireachtas funded schools/ETBs. Schools must follow the rules for the award of a CID. Where a teacher is not awarded a CID and they believe that they were entitled to a CID, a teacher may submit an appeal in relation to the decision of the school not to award a CID to the teacher.

A key element of the redeployment process is to redeploy permanent and CID holding teachers who are surplus in their current school to other schools that have vacancies.

The statistics detail requested by the Deputy is not available to the Department.