Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)

No. The JMB and everyone involved in the constructive negotiations have indicated to me that €16 million in savings can be found in a full year. I will invest €2.7 million. We will continue our discussions during the coming school year and arrive at a satisfactory conclusion within the parameters. In terms of the constructive negotiations, having left the door open for discussion and realising that I do not want to affect schools into the new year, it would be sensible of us for the moment to take an approach that will deliver supervision and substitution within schools. In this way, I will get the majority of the savings for which I am looking.

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