Seanad debates

Tuesday, 18 February 2003

Finance and Related Matters: Statements.

 

Deputy Paul McGrath recently carried out research in the context of the row with the ASTI which the Government precipitated. Teachers were supervising for free beforehand. In County Westmeath alone, the use of external supervisors resulted in an overpayment of €500,000 which could have been saved if the teachers had been paid directly. That scenario is replicated around the country, which will help Senators to imagine the figures involved. The Government should hang its head in shame since that money could have been spent on primary and secondary school building projects.

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