Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I should have acknowledged Senator Fitzpatrick also. I know she has been inspired by the service her late father gave.

We cannot but be moved when we spend time with those arriving to our country and fleeing their homes. We cannot but be moved by all they have gone through and be reminded of the commitments we will have to them in future. With regard to the particular point made by the Deputy on how we could support those who were teachers in Ukraine and bring them back to their vocation here in Ireland and help them, this is a matter the Department of Education is working on. The Teaching Council is making arrangements to look at how we can speedily register teachers from Ukraine to get them back into classrooms here in Ireland, fulfilling their vocation. The dedicated email address ukrainianteachers@teachingcouncil.iehas been set up. We encourage anybody who is interested in this to make use of the email address.

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