The purpose of this circular is to set out the arrangements for access to the supplementary redeployment panels for the 2026/27 school year
The scheme supports the inclusion of students attending mainstream schools who are Deaf and whose primary mode of communication and language is ISL. It is designed to ensure that the students with the greatest level of need are supported through the scheme.
The current Department of Education survey on the future of patronage in the primary sector is important in that it will shape the discussion on primary school divesting for the years to come throughout the Republic of Ireland.