Mr. Seán Ó Foghlú:

It is a problem across the board, but it is a real problem at second level, where it can take somebody quite some time to work his or her way towards either a permanent position or a one where they are employed for the full number of hours. Under the terms of the Haddington Road agreement, arrangements are in place for a working group to examine new mechanisms to ensure teachers can have more certainty with regard to permanency.