Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 18:

“Renewal of registration subject to conditions

12.The Principal Act is amended by the insertion of the following section after section 33:

“Renewal of registration subject to conditions33A.(1) (a) Where the renewal of registration of a registered teacher is subject to conditions to be complied with within a specified period under section 33(7)(c), the registered teacher may apply in writing to the Council, within the specified period, for an extension of that period.

(b) Any extension of the specified period shall be at the discretion of the Council.

(2) Where a registered teacher fails to comply with the conditions referred to in subsection (1) within the specified period or any extension of the specified period under that subsection, he or she shall be removed from the register.

(3) Where a registered teacher fails to comply with any condition imposed under section 33(10)(b), he or she shall be removed from the register.”.”.

In some cases the council may decide that a teacher may have his or her registration renewed subject to conditions within a certain timeframe. This amendment provides that a teacher may seek an extension of the timeframe set by the council to comply with these conditions. Such an extension may be granted at the council’s discretion. Where the teacher fails to comply with conditions set by the council or the High Court, if applicable, this amendment provides that the teacher shall be removed from the register. Similar provisions are already in the 2001 Act and in operation, relating to conditions set at initial registration. As conditions may now be set on renewal the same requirement arises to allow a teacher to apply for an extension where it has not been possible to fulfil the conditions within the initial timeframe. The amendment is to allow a teacher have extra time should he or she request it.