537. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the requirement for graduate teachers to travel to the country of the language that they teach for a period of time and to be signed off by a native speaker in order to be registered with the Teaching Council to teach the subject; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the Teaching Council is still advising graduate teachers of the need to travel to obtain this qualification; if she will consider a waiver, postponement or deferral of this policy in view of the global Covid-19 pandemic and the demand for language teachers; and if she will produce a report on the issue. [18934/20]

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537. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the requirement for graduate teachers to travel to the country of the language that they teach for a period of time and to be signed off by a native speaker in order to be registered with the Teaching Council to teach the subject; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the Teaching Council is still advising graduate teachers of the need to travel to obtain this qualification; if she will consider a waiver, postponement or deferral of this policy in view of the global Covid-19 pandemic and the demand for language teachers; and if she will produce a report on the issue. [18934/20]

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