PQ 51
51. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to the difficulties being experienced by graduates and students of the graduate diploma in physical education at Portobello Institute whose qualifications have reportedly not been accepted by the Teaching Council for the purposes of registration as teachers of physical education; when the Teaching Council first became aware of concerns regarding the programme's suitability for meeting registration requirements; and the engagement that has taken place between the Teaching Council and Portobello Institute on this matter. [74543/26]
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21 October 2026
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21 October 2026 · Qualifications Recognition
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Paul Nicholas Gogarty
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Education
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21 October 2026
Summary
51. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to the difficulties being experienced by graduates and students of the graduate diploma in physical education at Portobello Institute whose qualifications have reportedly not been accepted by the Teaching Council for the purposes of registration as teachers of physical education; when the Teaching Council first became aware of concerns regarding the programme's suitability for meeting registration requirements; and the engagement that has taken place between the Teaching Council and Portobello Institute on this matter. [74543/26]
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21 October 2026
Qualifications Recognition
51. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to the difficulties being experienced by graduates and students of the graduate diploma in physical education at Portobello Institute whose qualifications have reportedly not been accepted by the Teaching Council for the purposes of registration as teachers of physical education; when the Teaching Council first became aware of concerns regarding the programme's suitability for meeting registration requirements; and the engagement that has taken place between the Teaching Council and Portobello Institute on this matter. [74543/26]
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- Official source: https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2026-10-21/51/
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