Paul McAuliffe (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The programme for Government contains a range of commitments on education, not least the recent reduction in the pupil-teacher ratio. However, to do that, we first need a teacher, and I know many principals across north Dublin are struggling to recruit teachers at the moment. They are also struggling to find substitute teachers. There was an arrangement in place previously where special education teaching, SET, hours were allowed to be banked and those classes could be covered. Could the Taoiseach do everything he can to alleviate the many issues teachers and principals face regarding the shortage across the north city?

See this speech in context