Paudie Coffey (Waterford, Fine Gael)
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Question 238: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the teaching time that Irish trainee teachers in the UK must complete before they are fully qualified to teach here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15534/11]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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Under EU and Irish law, persons wishing to apply for registration as a teacher here must be fully recognised/registered as teachers in another EEA Member State and provide certification thereof when applying for registration with the Teaching Council of Ireland.

Persons (of Irish nationality or otherwise) commencing a teacher education qualification in another EEA Member State from 1 January 2011 onwards must also complete any required period of post-qualification professional practice (e.g. an induction year) to subsequently become registered with the Teaching Council.

I understand that the current post-qualification requirements in the UK range from one school year in England, Scotland and Wales to none in Northern Ireland.

Further information on this process is available on the Teaching Council website.