Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

There is no doubt but that supervision and substitution are a core part of teachers' work and this has been clearly set out in circulars also.

I reiterate the focus of the entire Government has been on finding a pathway, which we have managed to do successfully, as I outlined, with many other unions and which we also want to do with the unions that are currently outside the Lansdowne Road agreement. That is our goal and all our efforts, determination and focus are on achieving that.

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