936. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education her plans to roll out anti-bias and anti-racism training for all teachers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19868/25]
Topics / Teacher Training
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsTeacher Training
114 questions from 46 TDs, between 5 February 2025 and 29 September 2026.
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113 written, 1 oral
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TDs have asked
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Independents counted together
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| January 2025 | 0 |
| February 2025 | 3 |
| March 2025 | 5 |
| April 2025 | 7 |
| May 2025 | 7 |
| June 2025 | 4 |
| July 2025 | 9 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 10 |
| October 2025 | 5 |
| November 2025 | 6 |
| December 2025 | 2 |
| January 2026 | 13 |
| February 2026 | 5 |
| March 2026 | 8 |
| April 2026 | 2 |
| May 2026 | 6 |
| June 2026 | 6 |
| July 2026 | 5 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 11 |
| October 2026 | 0 |
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The party each TD belonged to on the day, in alphabetical order. Parties differ a lot in size, and members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them, so this shows who raised it, not how much a party cares about it.
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The questions
147. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Education the efforts being made to increase the number of qualified primary teachers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17200/25]
162. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education her plans to ensure new teachers in training are trained to deliver high-quality teaching to children of all abilities, including those with special educational needs, to better meet the needs of growing number of students with additional needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17162/25]
188. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education her plans to ensure teachers currently working in the education system are trained to deliver high-quality teaching to children of all abilities, including those with special educational needs, to better meet the needs of growing numbers of students with additional needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17163/25]
209. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education the training and the type of training that has been provided to senior cycle teachers for senior cycle reform to begin in September of this year; if there has been training provided for the use of AI in the 40% AAC; and the extent of the communication with the teaching unions since January 2025. [17160/25]
520. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Education to provide an update on the efforts to increase the supply of primary school teachers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14612/25]
342. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education with regard to the large cohort of students on post-primary ITE programmes, if she will address the inequity whereby Gaeilge student teachers must pay Gaeltacht fees in order to complete the immersive education experience required for registration with the Teaching Council (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13363/25]
343. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education with regard to the Gaeltacht learning period grant for primary ITE programmes, if he will consider the implementation of a similar grant model for post-primary ITE programmes (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13364/25]
362. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education to list the colleges and courses where it is possible for a student to complete primary school teacher training entirely through the medium of Gaeilge; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13602/25]
747. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Education the level of mandatory training in initial teacher training on managing children with foetal alcohol spectrum disorder in the classroom; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12513/25]
259. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Education the reason there is a shortage of Home Economics teachers currently; how her Department plans to address this issue as schools have been left without teachers for Home Economics classes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10260/25]
70. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the level of training which teachers in mainstream classes receive in the Junior Cycle Level 2 Learning program (L2LP) course; if schools are allocated hours to provide specialised teaching for those accessing L2LP and L1LP within the mainstream classes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8617/25]
155. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education the reason the Professional Masters of Education refund scheme is not available to those who graduated from the course prior to 2024; if consideration would be given to including this cohort; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8557/25]
417. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education the rationale behind the relocation of the Donegal Education Centre to Letterkenny. [2366/25]