Niamh Smyth
Question:528. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education to review correspondence (detail supplied); and if she can provide an update on this application. [57119/23]
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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 Department has no role in the registration of individual teachers.
The Teaching Council have confirmed that all outstanding documentation from the person that the Deputy is referring to in this query, was received on the 18th of December 2023 and as a consequence the Council was in a position to finalise registration 20th of December 2023.
The Council on its website advises applicants that overseas qualified applicants can expect applications to take up to 12 weeks to process from receipt of all documentation, and for domestic qualified applicants, 6 to 8 weeks. Of that the vetting process which is required by law can take up to 6 weeks. It is important that applicants familiarise themselves with the requirements outlined in detail on the Teaching Council website, and allow for the timeframes indicated.