Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Another group is due to come in. Our consideration of this topic has concluded. Thank you very much for assisting us in the consideration of this topic and for the extraordinary work the Society of St. Vincent de Paul does in the community. We wish you luck over the Christmas with that work. The evidence you have provided will find its way into our report. We hope to have it published by January. We hope it will be considered by the Department and that the recommendations you have put to us will become part of the recommendations of the Department as well. Míle buíochas as teacht isteach anseo inniu. Fair play.

We will suspend for several minutes to allow our next set of witnesses to come in. We will have groups from the Association of Secondary Teachers Ireland, the Irish National Teachers Organisation and the National Parents Council Primary. Please note that the National Parents Council Post Primary was also invited to attend but was unable to do so.