Officials looking at Covid-19 regulation to get more teachers

Minister for Education Norma Foley confirmed talks are underway to reintroduce legislation that will help with teacher supply issues.

Officials at the Department of Education are currently looking at reintroducing a Covid-19 emergency regulation that removed some of the red tape around teachers who qualified outside Ireland in a bid to ease teacher supply issues.

The measure, which allowed teachers who qualified outside Ireland to register here without completing induction where they qualified, could help make it easier for those who qualified in Northern Ireland and the UK to teach here.