Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 12 October 2022
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills
Education Issues: Engagement with the Minister for Education
Rose Conway-Walsh (Mayo, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source
I understand that. My point is that if 3,400 is the number and if many people who are suitably qualified cannot get the points that would enable them to become teachers, the price, on top of all the other costs, is going to be a barrier. The only way they can train to be a teacher is by taking a private course. I am concerned about the commodification of education, full stop, and about it being used as a commodity, but students who would make very good teachers cannot train because they might not be able to afford a private course. Will the Minister examine that?
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