Charlie McConalogue (Donegal North East, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The Minister indicated that €22.5 million could be the cost in regard to the resource teachers. Will he break down how that cost will come about? Does it apply to 2013 or 2014? Those 500 teachers who were held back for the autumn period will now be employed from September, so there will obviously be a cost from September to December. What is that cost?

What is the current position in terms of providing a supply of resource teachers for this autumn to meet the demand which will come into play at that time? It is hard to define what that demand will be. Last year, the demand used up most of the 500 teachers brought forward, but whether it will use up that many this year is hard to quantify. The Minister might provide a breakdown of that €22.5 million and explain the position in regard to providing additional teachers this autumn to meet the extra demand.