PQ 285
285. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether the current approach of requiring teachers to first qualify as mainstream primary or post-primary teachers before undertaking specialist SEN training has been evaluated in the context of teacher supply challenges in special schools and special classes. [66760/26]
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22 September 2026
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22 September 2026 · Special Educational Needs
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Grace Boland
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Education
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22 September 2026
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285. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether the current approach of requiring teachers to first qualify as mainstream primary or post-primary teachers before undertaking specialist SEN training has been evaluated in the context of teacher supply challenges in special schools and special classes. [66760/26]
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22 September 2026
Special Educational Needs
285. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether the current approach of requiring teachers to first qualify as mainstream primary or post-primary teachers before undertaking specialist SEN training has been evaluated in the context of teacher supply challenges in special schools and special classes. [66760/26]
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- Official source: https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2026-09-22/285/
- Open data entity: https://data.oireachtas.ie/ie/oireachtas/question/2026-09-22/pq_285
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