Kieran O'Donnell (Limerick City, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

It would strike me as normal not to proceed with the proposed deductions until some interaction has taken place with the young teachers in question, who are going from school to school and working part-time. It is a little perplexing that when they queried this matter over the past two years the Department informed them there was not a problem. They are now receiving letters informing them that money will be deducted from their fortnightly wages with almost immediate effect. I ask Mr. Ó Foghlú to give a commitment to allow some form of proper interaction with the teachers in this specific category before proceeding to deduct the overpayments. There is clearly some confusion.