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Teaching Council of Ireland

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 17 April 2013

Wednesday, 17 April 2013

Ceisteanna (22)

Michael Colreavy

Ceist:

22. Deputy Michael Colreavy asked the Minister for Education and Skills in view of the fact that Section 30 of the Teaching Council Act, 2001 is due to commence on 1 November, 2013, his plans to ensure that teachers are informed that they must register with the Teaching Council before that date in order to be paid from State funds. [17569/13]

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Freagraí scríofa

Minister of State at the Department of Education and Skills

I recently announced that section 30 of the Teaching Council Act 2001 will commence on 1 November 2013. Subject to very limited exceptions, which will be controlled by Ministerial regulation, section 30 will prohibit payment by the State of people employed as teachers in recognised schools unless they are registered with the Teaching Council. My Department, the VECs and the Teaching Council have already engaged in extensive communications with teachers and schools. These have included advertisements in union magazines, inserts in payslips, information notes and posters for schools. Individual letters have been issued to people employed in teaching positions who are not registered informing them of the requirement to register. This information campaign will continue and intensify between now and 1 November 2013. My Department will also work closely with the IVEA, the Teaching Council, school management bodies and teacher unions in implementing this important policy.

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