Pádraig O'Sullivan (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I always think back to my wife who may not appreciate my saying this. She comes from a science background and works in a hospital setting. She always thought about coming back into teaching through that route. We had a big discussion about it and I put her off the idea.

I am interested in any figures or trends, if the witnesses have them. It is grand to say that we are going to try to upskill from the existing teaching pool. I became an Irish teacher subsequent to doing my history and geography degree. I upskilled myself while on the job through distance learning and online. External to the existing teaching pool. what kind of numbers are attracted back in from other industries?