Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I refer to a briefing by Dr. Alan Wall and the delivery of CPD to teachers over the past number of years in different forms. The format in which it was delivered to English teachers in this instance, because that is the cohort group about whom we are talking, was that a year before the process started, they got one day, based on the likely changes, and then one day on a yearly basis, as they needed it, for the following three years, because it is first year, second year and third year. It is tailored to the form in which they have received CPD in the past and it is, in total, four and a half days, which is spread out. If that is not sufficient and they can demonstrate that to me and if I can persuade the Minister, Deputy Howlin, or if we can look for resources within the rest of the budget, we can be open to that. If a convincing argument is made, I am open to it. I do not have the resources currently to do it. We have already made resources available. As I said in my prepared remarks, it is €4.6 million.