Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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It is possible that the outcome will be greater again. With special needs, we have had to seek extra resources, regarding resource teachers and SNAs, which we got this year. There is a lesson to learn that we need to be as real as we can in our predictions. We can give the committee an update as we get the outcome. Some of the figures vary greatly, and superannuation is an example. The predictions of the number of teachers who retire can, and have been, totally wrong. The numbers of teachers who retired in 2012 and 2013 were totally different.

We cannot be sure of some of the figures, but can only make a guesstimate.

Perhaps Deputy English would now like to respond on school transport.