Jim Daly (Cork South West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I welcome the Minister to the meeting. He mentioned a number of courses, including Misneach, Tánaiste and Tóraíocht, some of which are very worthwhile. I availed of the Misneach course and found it superb. It was one of better courses I ever attended. I want to put on record my support for that course and I hope it continues to be funded.

On the broader aspect of leadership of the primary school sector in particular, has the Minister concerns? There is a difficulty in filling many of the vacancies. Are there examples of best practice the Minister has picked up from his European colleagues about dealing with the challenges of leadership in the primary education sector.