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Wednesday, 24 May 2017

Department of Education and Skills

Oideachas Gaeltachta

Photo of Aindrias MoynihanAindrias Moynihan (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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58. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills cathain a bheidh an 30 Múinteoir Gaeltachta breise atá geallta sa Pholasaí don Oideachas Gaeltachta 2017-2022 á n-earcú agus cén córas dáilte a bheidh i bhfeidhm chun na Múinteoirí breise sin a earcú sna Scoileanna Gaeltachta; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [24724/17]

Photo of Richard BrutonRichard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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Ag an leibhéal bunscoile, déanann an Polasaí don Oideachas Gaeltachta 2017-2022 tagairt don soláthar áiteanna le haghaidh 30 múinteoir in aghaidh na bliana ó 2018/19 ar aghaidh i gcomhthéacs an chláir nua um oiliúint tosaigh múinteoirí trí mheán na Gaeilge do mhúinteoirí bunscoile. Tá an phleanáil ar siúl maidir leis an ngníomh seo agus tar éis comhairliúchán a dhéanamh leis na comhpháirtithe cuí, táthar ag súil go bhfoilseofar an glao ar thairiscintí leis an gclár a sholáthar sa Samhradh in 2017 agus táthar ag súil go mbeidh an dáta tosaigh don chlár ceithre bliana seo in 2018/19 nó 2019/20 má éiríonn go maith leis an nglao ar thairiscintí agus má léiríonn dóthain scoláirí féideartha spéis ann.

Ag an leibhéal iar-bhunscoile, tá dhá phost iar-bhunscoile ar iasacht faighte le déanaí ag Ollscoil na hÉireann, Gaillimh, an soláthraí reatha um oiliúint tosaigh múinteoirí iar-bhunscoile leis an soláthar múinteoirí a láidriú, a mhéadú agus a dhaingniú sa Mháistir Ghairmiúil Oideachais a mhaireann dhá bhliain ag an leibhéal iar-bhunscoile má léiríonn dóthain scoláirí féideartha spéis ann. Tá próiseas earcaíochta ar siúl faoi láthair don dá phost iar-bhunscoile ar iasacht.

At primary level, the Policy on Gaeltacht Education 2017-2022 makes reference to the provision of places for 30 teachers per year from 2018/19 in the context of a new Irish-medium initial teacher-education programme for primary teachers. Planning is underway in relation to this action and following consultation with relevant parties, it is expected that the call for proposals for the provision of the programme will be published in Summer 2017 with an expected start date for this four-year programme in 2018/19 or 2019/20 pending a successful outcome to the call for proposals process and sufficient take-up by potential students.

At post-primary level, two post-primary seconded posts have recently been allocated to NUI, Galway, the existing post-primary initial teacher education provider in order to strengthen, increase and bolster the supply of teachers in the two-year Professional Masters of Education (PME) at post-primary level pending sufficient take-up by potential students. A recruitment process is currently underway for the two seconded post-primary posts.

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