Sean Barrett (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I welcome the Minister. It is always a pleasure when he comes to the House to discuss education matters and today is no exception. I was delighted when he referred to discussions in the other House and it is good that my colleagues here have expressed their support for the Bill.

There will be 21 members on an education and training board -12 local authority representatives, two staff representatives, two parents' representatives and five community representatives. I presume the two staff representatives will most likely be teachers, although not necessarily.