Gary Gannon (Dublin Central, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

The PME. From the conversations I have had with people who want to engage in the profession, that is just not enough. One of the prohibitive factors is the time it takes to do the PME. It is two years. In the North, it is only one year and costs substantially less. Two years means that a person is without an income. Permanent contracts, proper investment in special educational needs and reducing class sizes in order that people are teaching in an environment that is safe and constructive to learn and teach in, bringing in a substitute panel for secondary education, addressing the deplorable pay-----

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