Pádraic McCormack (Galway West, Fine Gael)
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Question 268: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will establish the status of graduates of the B.Th degree in regard to their being able to teach religion in secondary schools if they decide to proceed with a H.Dip after graduating from the Milltown Institute; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16577/05]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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Four degrees from the Milltown Institute have been recognised by the Registration Council for the purposes of teaching religious education in secondary schools. These degrees are: Bachelor of Arts in Theological and Philosophical Studies; Bachelor of Arts in Theology Ministry; Bachelor of Divinity; and Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and Theology.

While the holder of any of these degrees is eligible for admission to a course leading to the higher diploma in education, not all eligible applicants are successful in accessing such a course.