Thomas Byrne (Meath East, Fianna Fail)
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145. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a person with a master's degree and a higher diploma in further education is considered to be a teacher. [14639/18]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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The Teaching Council is the independent regulatory body with statutory authority for the professional regulation of teachers in this State.

Registration with the Council is necessary in order to be recognised as a teacher for employment in a state funded teaching post. Registration ensures that standards of entry to the profession are maintained. Teachers may apply for registration in the following sectors:

Route 1: Primary

Route 2: Post-primary

Route 3: Further Education

Route 4: Other

The registration of teachers is governed by Section 31 of the Teaching Council Acts 2001-2015 and the Council registers teachers under the Teaching Council [Registration] Regulations 2016 and The Teaching Council [Registration] (Amendment) Regulations 2016.  My Department is not directly involved in in teacher registration.

Applicants wishing to register as a teacher in the Further Education sector must meet the requirements for registration under Route 3, as set out in the regulations, which are available on the Teaching Council’s website at www.teachingcouncil.ie/en/Registration/How-do-I-register-/.