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

I will ask one last, possibly contentious, question. This is to do with second level in particular and the postgraduate diploma. This shows that I was a teacher. Is the two-year study programme justified? Is it really necessary? The unions and many teachers will say that two years is too long when we are experiencing shortages of teachers in certain key subjects. Is there anyway that could be front-loaded or done more quickly and better?