1258. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether qualified secondary school teachers can do substitute work in primary schools; if individual primary schools have the right to refuse such qualified teachers substitute work solely on the grounds that they are qualified in secondary rather than primary education. [2198/26]
Topics / Teaching Qualifications
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsTeaching Qualifications
132 questions from 61 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 6 October 2026.
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| June 2025 | 6 |
| July 2025 | 9 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 26 |
| October 2025 | 2 |
| November 2025 | 8 |
| December 2025 | 0 |
| January 2026 | 5 |
| February 2026 | 7 |
| March 2026 | 1 |
| April 2026 | 9 |
| May 2026 | 8 |
| June 2026 | 3 |
| July 2026 | 12 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 1 |
| October 2026 | 5 |
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412. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures her Department is taking to provide a fair and accessible pathway to primary teacher registration for qualified, experienced teachers who hold Irish teaching degrees and have substantial overseas primary teaching experience; if she will consider extending to these teachers the same pre-assessment and shortfall-identification process recen…
555. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department has put in place a pathway for those qualified as primary school teachers with a recognised British teaching qualification, who have not completed the two-year induction period in that jurisdiction, to allow them to complete their induction in Ireland. [62112/25]
238. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a newly qualified teacher (details supplied) will receive their full entitlements to a qualified teacher's salary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60753/25]
102. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a teacher on a conditional Teaching Council registration who chooses to undertake the assessment only route for post primary (details supplied) will allow a teacher to become fully qualified and registered under route 2 of the Teaching Council. [60215/25]
630. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth her views on if a ‘bridging’ or ‘adaptation’ pathway will be developed for a secondary school teacher (details supplied) to become formally recognised as a primary school teacher; and if initiatives or pilot programmes are in place that will allow qualified post-primary teachers with extensive primary experience to transition more easily. [577…
648. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of the difficulties being experienced by already qualified teachers on supply panels (details supplied), who appear to be losing out to newly-qualified teachers for CID posts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57940/25]
701. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason persons wishing to work in early childhood education, specifically in the special education sector, need to obtain a master’s in primary education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58281/25]
831. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the new regulations recognising teachers who trained abroad, will recognise the cohort of Irish teachers with teacher training abroad whose qualifications up to now were considered inadequate to qualify for Irish teaching entry; if Irish teachers overseas will be able to use their qualifications from overseas to join up to this new programme; th…
415. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth the Teaching Council’s current policy regarding the recognition of teaching qualifications obtained through online programmes from UK universities; if she will ensure that such qualifications are treated equitably in the registration process, particularly where professional placement was completed in an Irish school; and if she will make a statement …
203. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Education and Youth when it is expected that the Teaching Council (Registration) Regulations 2016 will be updated in order to facilitate a person (details supplied) who has achieved a portion of their qualifications/work experience overseas to apply to have said qualification/work experience recognised in Ireland, this being a crucial action to assist with current teac…
436. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the Professional Masters in Education (Primary) is fully subscribed across current higher education providers; and if it is intended that the Professional Masters in Education will be extended to include more higher education institutions. [51306/25]
57. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will reinstate the special education diploma allowance that was passed at congress (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50545/25]
282. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Education and Youth when teachers, employed in ETB schools, who have submitted their application in advance of the 31 July deadline, can expect to receive their professional masters of education fee refund, appreciating that teachers employed in other school settings have received the refund; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49786/25]
283. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide a timeline for the delivery of a statutory instrument (details supplied) relating to timebound provision, enabling eligible teachers who have qualified outside the Republic of Ireland to apply for registration and complete their induction requirement in the Republic of Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49800/25]
294. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of delays in processing the professional masters in education grant specifically for teachers in the education and training board system; when an application will be processed for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49929/25]
295. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason ETB teachers have not received the PME grant refund while Department school teachers have; when they can expect payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49950/25]
310. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason teachers with a further education qualification and currently working in the primary and secondary school system are discriminated against in terms of admission to masters in education programmes sanctioned by her Department.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50129/25]
311. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason teachers with a further education qualification and currently working in the primary and secondary school system are discriminated against in terms of accessing a contract of indefinite duration within schools. [50130/25]
312. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason teachers with a further education qualification and currently working in the primary and secondary school system are discriminated against in terms of admission to route 4 within special needs education. [50131/25]
318. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide the date for signing the timebound provision instrument; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50242/25]
322. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Education and Youth when the revised Teaching Council (Registration) Regulations, 2016 will come into force in order that the timebound provision can be implemented; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50269/25]
514. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will implement criteria that acknowledges the service of those teaching abroad if they return to Ireland and teach here; and if, the service spent abroad will be recognised on the point scale for teachers salary, rather than being put on point 1 of the scale, disregarding their experience in a different jurisdiction. [48285/25]
758. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Education and Youth the date when entrants and students undertaking the montessori teaching course at a college (details supplied) were informed that route 4 would no longer be available to them for securing teaching council registration; if she is aware that four graduates of this course are unable to register permanently with the Teaching Council despite beginning thei…
772. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education and Youth the rationale for the phase out of route 4 recognition of teachers for those from a professional special needs Montessori background; if she will consider an extension to the 31 December 2023 cut off; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44735/25]