Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I do not have a breakdown of those teachers. The reply to a later question gives a breakdown of the distribution of the teachers and I can give it to the Deputy then. We are continuing to press the matter with the schools' boards of management and the unions. There are texting services for getting at short notice relief teachers where there are vacancies. However, in some cases the school may be located in a place without a young teacher wishing to take up the hours and they may be very limited anyway.

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