Dr. Lynn Ramsey:

We can certainly talk to that. We have 123,500 teachers on our register and every year we register approximately 9,000 new teachers.

Of that, roughly 600 are applications from teachers who are qualified outside Ireland.

I talked about the clarifications on the website and on our portal. We have digital facing, really clear language explanations of what it is those teachers would need to present us in order for us to assess their qualifications.

We are required, under the directive, to assess within 12 weeks. Two years' ago, we were assessing within 11 weeks. We have gone through a significant review process and we do the reviews now within eight weeks.