Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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129. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there is a pathway into the masters programme in primary teaching for graduates whose pass grade in some of the core subjects in the Leaving Certificate, although sufficient at the time their Leaving Certificate was taken, is no longer adequate for entry into primary teaching; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36519/22]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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My Department specifies the minimum entry requirements in the core subjects: Irish, English and Mathematics for entry into primary Initial Teacher Education (ITE) programmes to ensure that primary teachers have the capacity to lead in these significant areas of student learning.

All candidates, including school leavers, mature students and university graduates must hold the required level of Leaving Certificate Irish, English or Mathematics or an approved equivalent for entry into primary ITE programmes.

In the case of an candidate who does not meet the minimum entry requirement in Irish, English or Mathematics, it is open to the candidate to repeat the Leaving Certificate Examination or pursue a course of study leading to the one of the alternative qualifications in the subject(s) concerned as outlined in the published Professional Master of Education (Primary Teaching) Entry Requirements and Procedures for 2022. Link: gov.ie - How to qualify as a primary teacher (www.gov.ie)