Cathal Crowe (Clare, Fianna Fail)

I wish you the best for your gap year. I hope you will enjoy the college experience when you get there.

In the time remaining to me, my last question is to Mr. Gillespie. This is along the lines of what Deputy Coppinger was asking. I was floored to hear that so many teachers are teaching out of field. How prevalent is that? When I was a primary school teacher, I had to try to cover nine subjects. My sweat levels are rising when I think that a teacher might be asked by a principal to teach physics to a group of fifth years. It sounds like a nightmare for teachers and pupils.