Finian McGrath (Dublin North Central, Independent)
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To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No 193 of 7 February 2012, when a reply will issue. [45223/12]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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Further to the Deputy's question, the situation regarding the challenges involved in the teaching and learning of Mathematics and their consideration in my Department were outlined in this House and in subsequent correspondence. By way of update, I would like to inform the Deputy that the postgraduate course for 'out of field' teachers of mathematics is now in place. My colleague Minister Sherlock has recently launched the Professional Diploma in Mathematics for Teaching, a blended learning, two year part-time programme, available nationwide free of charge, at a cost of approximately €2 million in 2012, to improve the skills of maths teachers at post-primary level.