Marc Ó Cathasaigh (Waterford, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

If I still have time, I might turn to Ms McGrath in my third question. I want to ask Ms McGrath about this education and professional development, EPD, that is being provided by the NCSE and by others in the education space. I am aware of the summer courses and the seminars that are available. Are we satisfied that that level of upskilling is what we want and what is required in the area? Are we satisfied that those resources are going into the right areas? How are we in terms of getting teachers trained to a high level, that is, to level 9 or level 10, in this specialty area? I have often found within schools that one gets pockets of excellence but they become quite siloed. If we are training to this high level, do we have a good mechanism whereby experience and best practice can be shared between schools in order that we are not all separately trying to reinvent the wheel when we are providing these services?