Labour Senator Mary Moran has welcomed the commencement of Section 30 of the Teaching Council Act 2001 which will provide positive regulation of the teaching profession from Tuesday, 28 January 2014.

I strongly welcome the implementation of Section 30 along with my former colleagues in the teaching profession who have been calling for this for many years.

The implementation of Section 30 took place over many months after the signing of the Commencement Order on 1 November 2013 with teachers receiving multiple notifications to encourage registration with the Teaching Council. Over 87,000 teachers are now currently registered with only a small few yet to be registered.

'I believe that the commencement of Section 30 will provide a better educational system for our children and provider a stronger foundation for the Teaching Council in which to enhance the teaching profession.

'Since entering Government in 2011, Minister Ruairí Quinn and the Labour Party have endeavoured to fix the wrongs of previous administrations with a curtailed budget and have been successful in bringing true reform to the education sector. In my work as Spokesperson for Education and as a member of the Education Committee I have been involved in the continuous consultation on important educational matters such as Junior Cycle Reform and the Admissions to Schools Bill. The commencement of Section 30 is another milestone for education which is another step in the full regulation of teaching.'