Fidelma Healy Eames (Fine Gael)

In light of what we are dealing with, it is an incredible achievement and also the resource teachers and special needs assistants have been maintained. I take my hat off to him because I know the pressure was enormous. I could criticise a number of decisions and if I were to sound a word of caution it would be about the issue of guidance teachers coming within the allocation of numbers. I suggest this could be examined with a view to resolving it. Guidance has not been great in this country in the past but, all in all, this is a job well done by the Minister. It is a drive towards a fairer, more equitable society-----