Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I welcome all the hard work the witnesses put into their opening statements. I know I speak on behalf of the Cathaoirleach and the rest of the committee when I say they are very helpful to us in deliberating on our work.

I have a few questions for Mr. Jones. There is a serious issue in third-level education with precarity in academic careers. I think we discussed that previously. It is an ongoing issue. Is it the case that because of the precarity in third-level education, a lot of people are deciding to get jobs as teachers in second-level education or is that a misreading of the problem?