Thomas Byrne (Meath East, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I have raised this issue previously, but I think it bears continued examination. The Minister is aware that there are key shortages of teachers in certain subjects at second level. I suspect that these shortages are most acute in languages, including Irish. There are surpluses of teachers of other subjects, such as business studies. A report on these issues is sitting on the Minister's desk, just as it sat on his predecessor's desk. We need action now because there are serious concerns in schools about how children are going to be taught some subjects on a continuous and proper basis.

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