The Minister for Education and Skills gave a kind of commitment to deal with the issue of pay inequality for teachers at the meeting of the Joint Committee on Education and Skills last February, when there was a general briefing on the Department's statement of strategy. I would like to know where this commitment stands and what efforts the Government has made to finally resolve this issue in accordance with statements and comments made by the Minister.

This is a major issue. I am on the public record as stating that it constitutes unfinished business. Within the framework and the parameters of the public service pay agreement, we will continue to make it a priority.

The question was what the Minister has done about it.