Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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It would be great if the Secretary General were to forward the figures to the committee.

On the issue of substitution, on which the Secretary General has already touched with my colleagues, I refer to special report No. 67 of the Comptroller and Auditor General. The Secretary General should outline the reason the cost of substitution has grown so much in recent years from an estimation by the Comptroller and Auditor General in 2007 of approximately €50 million to approximately €118 million in 2011. The second and more important question is what guarantees are in place that these hours are being met? Does this not remain the responsibility of school management?