Michael Healy-Rae
Question:261. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education the status of an application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51030/23]
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Under the Teaching Council Acts 2001-2015 the Teaching Council is the body with the statutory authority and responsibility for the regulation of the teaching profession in Ireland including the registration of Teachers in the State.
The Teaching Council is the professional standards body for the teaching profession, which promotes and regulates professional standards in teaching. The Council registers teachers under the Teaching Council Act 2001-2015. There are five routes of registration with the Teaching Council which are namely Route 1: Primary, Route 2: Post-primary, Route 3: Further Education, Route 4: Other and Route 5: Student Teacher. The registration requirements for each route is set out in the Teaching Council [Registration] Regulations 2016
The Teaching Council has confirmed that the person referred to in the correspondence applied under the Teaching Council (Registration)(Amendment Regulation), 2023 (CAR) on the 27th September 202.
To provide a full and fair assessment, additional information was subsequently requested by the Council from the applicant, which has been provided. This is currently being considered and the Council will be in touch with the applicant in due course.
As published on the Teaching Council website processing times for applications from domestic qualified persons can be 6 to 8 weeks from receipt of all documentation, and for overseas qualified applicants up to 12 weeks.