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CHANGE OF LEGISLATION FOR GAELTACHT FEES

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Annette Murphy
5 years ago

Waive this outrageous fee-it is totally unjustified in the current circumstances.

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Claire Alexander
5 years ago

I really hope this is acted on! It’s an outrageous amount of money in these harrowing times

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Ian Daly
5 years ago

Good riddance to ye! Up the Dubs.

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Karen Gallagher
5 years ago

I support this petition

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Tom Kenny
5 years ago

It is a downright disgrace the way our Department of Education is treating our future Educators.

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Christine Doyle
5 years ago

Supporting this petition

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Alyson O Rourke
5 years ago

Unfair for us Hibernia students to not be eligible for the same Government grants that other teaching colleges are eligible for! One condition for all student teachers regardless of the college they attend. There should be more consideration with decisions like these especially during the current Covid crisis, student teachers who are the future educators for this country should not be exploited

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Janice
5 years ago

Done

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thomas redmond
5 years ago

This is an outrageous price for an online course when the face to face would have cost similar and that would’ve included the accommodation in the Gaeltacht too.

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Michaela Mc Dermott
5 years ago

No accomodation and no venue, yet still playing extortionate price for a 2 week online course

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Anonymous
5 years ago

It is scandalous and unconscionable that student teachers would be asked to pay for this. It is due to circumstances entirely beyond their control that they cannot attend the Gaeltacht in person.

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rebecca walsh
5 years ago

i agree

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Shona Conway
5 years ago

I’ve had a similar experience with the Gaeltacht for teachers who have qualified aboard. We have to complete three weeks at €500 a week as well as sit exams at a cost of €1400 (this cost solely cover 4 exams and no course, attending classes to prepare for the exam and getting course materials incurs an extra cost). This is all a requirement with the teaching council and needs to be investigated... To relocate and teach in Ireland, it costs at least €2900- which is not including the cost of classes at €60 a week and course material. This has to change.

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Anonymous
5 years ago

X

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Deirdre McCarthy
5 years ago

As a parent of one of these students who has taken out her own loan to cover fees as we have two more in 3rd level education this is a huge hammer blow to her and us.

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Holly O Donnell
5 years ago

I’m going to be doing the PME for secondary school teaching. This is ridiculous that these students have to pay even though it will be online

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Anonymous
5 years ago

Can not afford these high fees

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Paul Talbot
5 years ago

This is ridiculous! €650 to sit at home in front of a screen!

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Ciara Dunne
5 years ago

Over €15,000 to do the masters, Garda vetting, annual teaching council payment! When is it enough? Not all of us have money to throw away! And majority of us have already been to the Gaeltacht and if the option was there we’d only go once during the degree! Something needs to be done for the students that are actually trying to get on in life and educate the future leaders of this country!!

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Stephen mcquillan
5 years ago

Pay the bleedin teachers