Jim D'Arcy (Fine Gael)

Go raibh maith agat. That increased the language support teaching in some schools from two to six. However, it was 2008 before the then Minister of State, Conor Lenihan, introduced guidelines for the assessment of needs in respect of language support teachers. It was another case of putting the cart before the horse and throwing money around like snuff at a wake without proper evaluation. That is why we are now faced with a shortage of funds. Wilful waste leads to woeful want.