There are many people from west Cork living and working in non-EU countries as teachers. Many of these people are anxious to come back home but they find themselves receiving no incremental credits when they come home. I was talking to a young lad the other day who has been teaching in Sydney for eight years, so he is an experienced young man, but when he comes home he will have to start again at the bottom of the ladder in his increments. Does the Government have any plans to help these people? On his last trip to the Middle East, the Minister for Education and Skills was encouraging young people to come back to work in Ireland. This would certainly be a help with that.

I thank the Deputy for raising that and she makes a good point about young people who we want to come back here. I will raise the matter with the Minister for Education and Skills and get him to contact the Deputy directly.