Teacher losses under Circular 20/87
Farrelly asked whether a school losing a teacher under Circular 20/87 would qualify as disadvantaged; the Minister referred back to the stated criteria. The Chair then moved the sitting along, while Harney objected that she had sought to speak and challenged the allocation of supplementary questions.
The Minister when she comes into the House to answer questions likes to keep reminding us that she has much teaching experience.
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Can the Minister tell us if Circular 20/87 is implemented in full and a school loses a teacher whether she would accept that the school would become a disadvantaged school?
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I have disposed of only five questions in just over half an hour. Let us make a little more progress. I am going onto the next question. I have given Deputies every facility.
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On a point of order, you took two supplementary questions from Members of The Workers' Party, two from Members of Fine Gael and one from a Member of the Labour Party.
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——I would have called her also. She ought not accuse the Chair of discrimination. There must be finality at some stage during Question Time. Again, I repeat that I have disposed of only five questions in almost 35 minutes. To suggest that the Chair is being unfair or is hurrying things unduly is a little bit much. Question No. 6, please.