Gary Gannon (Dublin Central, Social Democrats)
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346. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of teachers qualified outside the State registered by the Teaching Council in each of the years from 2017 to date. [60551/21]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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Under the Teaching Council Acts 2001-2015 the Teaching Council is the body with statutory authority and responsibility for the regulation of the teaching profession in Ireland including the registration of teachers in the State.

Fully qualified teachers who have qualified outside of the Republic of Ireland are eligible to apply for registration with the Teaching Council. A person deemed to be a fully qualified teacher has completed a recognised teacher education qualification and any required programme of induction in the country in which they qualified and can provide an official letter from the relevant teacher registration body/Competent Authority or Ministry of Education confirming recognition as a fully qualified teacher in that State/ country.

Persons completing teacher education qualifications outside the State and seeking to register with the Teaching Council must have their qualifications assessed to determine that they are comparable to accredited qualifications in Ireland.

The Teaching Council assesses overseas qualifications in accordance with the Teaching Council [Registration] Regulations 2016, the EU Recognition of Professional Qualifications Directive (2005/55/EC as amended) and Teaching Council Curricular Subject Requirements (Post-Primary) 2017.

The number of primary and post-primary teachers qualified outside the State registered by the Teaching Council in each of the years from 2017 to date is provided in the following table according to the Council's reporting years (28 March - 27 March) and 2021 to date:

Gary Gannon (Dublin Central, Social Democrats)
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347. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of teachers registered by the Teaching Council in each of the years from 2017 to date. [60552/21]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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Under the Teaching Council Acts 2001-2015 the Teaching Council is the body with the statutory authority and responsibility for the regulation of the teaching profession in Ireland including the registration of teachers in the State.

The Teaching Council registers teachers in line with the requirements set out in the Teaching Council Act 2001-2015 and the Teaching Council (Registration) Regulations 2016.

The Teaching Council has provided the following data which indicates the overall number of new registrations during the reporting years which run from 28 March to 27 March annually. This data reflects new registrations and does not include teachers who added a new route to an existing registration.