Roderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party)
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335. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which the recently announced changes around contracts of indefinite duration for teachers will differ from the current system for the treatment of contracts of indefinite duration; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40470/25]

Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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Teachers taking up their first contract in a viable teaching post in September 2025, will become eligible for a permanent contract in September 2026. This eligibility is contingent upon successful re-appointment following a competitive recruitment process.

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, the new arrangements will apply to all teachers who satisfy the relevant criteria.

The existing eligibility criteria for qualification for a CID (Contract of indefinite duration) are set out in Primary Circular 0023/2015 and Post-Primary Circular 0024/2015.

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