Ms Martina Mannion:

I thank the Deputy for his question. The Irish Primary Principals Network provides assistance to parents who are looking for teachers and SNAs in both the supplementary and summer programmes. Our focus this year is to try to repurpose the provision to provide as much as possible in schools, at which point it will alleviate the issue of parents potentially having to do so much of that recruitment. We are focusing more on schools in respect of this provision. I hope this will alleviate one of the concerns raised by the Deputy.