Cian O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay North, Social Democrats)
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216. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the position for already qualified teachers receiving permanent teaching contracts is the same as the new policy for newly qualified teachers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26490/25]

Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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I know that teachers experience challenges that were not so acute for previous generations. That is why I have announced that to help teachers to gain permanent roles more quickly, we will develop a new agreement which will see teachers who have taught for one year and successfully interview for a viable post in that school the following year, immediately getting offered a permanent contract at the start of that year.

I hope that being able to gain a permanent contract a year earlier will help teachers in applying for mortgages and placing their careers on a more stable footing much sooner than before. While I hope this will be of significant benefit to younger teachers in particular, this will also apply to all teachers who meet the relevant criteria.

Officials of my Department will be engaging with the education partners to finalise the details of this new agreement, following which the details will be published by my Department.