Dr. Seán Rowland:

Ms Irwin is correct. The numbers have dropped at least 50% in the past ten years, some would say even 70%. Of the 10,000 we educate, 8,000 are educated at our primary level. We have only started educating at post-primary level in recent years. Our numbers were always low. They are where they are, but to answer the Acting Chairman's question, if we needed to get another 100 mathematics teachers, we would pay them. It is that simple. Money is the answer, as awful as that sounds. If we pay the tuition fee for them, and we do not get any money from the Government, so it is highly unlikely that will change suddenly, and our students-----