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Opening of Schools and Calculated Grades: Statements (30 Jul 2020): Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: ...the lack of time. We cannot blame the Minister for that as she has only been in the office for less than a month, but obviously this package would have been required a number of months ago. However, we are where we are, as they say. On school transport, we probably need a few more days to allow parents to engage with the system. The Minister has delayed it to 4 August, but it...
Topical Issue Debate: Teacher Training Provision (24 Sep 2013): Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: ...are the jobs. Obviously, there have been changes in the training schedule for teachers. There are new online courses to which the previous Government gave recognition. That is fair enough and we are where we are in that regard. We have a number of newly qualified teachers but we do not have jobs for them. That is a fact. It might change over time because of the number of students...

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