121. Deputy Anthony Lawlor asked the Minister for Education and Skills with regard to regulation five of the Teaching Council (Registration) Regulations 2009, which states that applicants for registration for the further education sector must have attained a council approved further education teacher education qualification, the reason it came into force on the 1 April 2013; if he is aware that this change in the rules was very unfair for students who had almost completed their studies with the intention of teaching in the further education sector but are now unable to without first obtaining the necessary further qualifications; his views that it would have been fairer to introduce this change later in the year to coincide with the commencement of the new academic year in order that students were aware of the facts before they embarked on a specific course with a career path in mind; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30296/14]

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121. Deputy Anthony Lawlor asked the Minister for Education and Skills with regard to regulation five of the Teaching Council (Registration) Regulations 2009, which states that applicants for registration for the further education sector must have attained a council approved further education teacher education qualification, the reason it came into force on the 1 April 2013; if he is aware that this change in the rules was very unfair for students who had almost completed their studies with the intention of teaching in the further education sector but are now unable to without first obtaining the necessary further qualifications; his views that it would have been fairer to introduce this change later in the year to coincide with the commencement of the new academic year in order that students were aware of the facts before they embarked on a specific course with a career path in mind; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30296/14]

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