Pat Carey (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)

One does not need to have a degree in mathematics to see the exponential increase in education spending. To take another example, that of 1,000 special teachers in 108 schools, last year the total cost of their salaries came to €45 million. More are to be appointed but I remember when some of us were in college, including Deputy Paul McGrath, 100 male teachers were recruited per year with probably a couple of hundred female teachers. Remember the debacle closing teacher training colleges led to?

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