Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)

I welcome the publication, however late, of this Bill. In the section of her speech she was not able to read out, perhaps the Minister of State explained why, nine years after the Teaching Council Bill was enacted, she is now amending that Act so as to enable unqualified teachers to be hired in certain circumstances against a background where there is an excess of young, and not so young, teachers properly qualified who cannot get a job.

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