Ms Evelyn O'Connor:

As we mentioned, teacher supply is an issue the Department is taking a number of measures to address. Computer science teachers and perhaps maths teachers are areas that are of particular concern. The Department, working with the HEIs, has already taken steps in that regard through the introduction of upskilling programmes to help registered teachers to upskill over a couple of years in order that they can go on to teach such subjects. The Department is also taking other measures such as sharing teachers between schools to try to broaden the breadth of teachers available to teach such subjects.