On Monday evening, I attended a meeting with senior management, teachers, and parents of Coolmine Community School, along with union representatives. Despite months of efforts by the principal and others, first year and second year students have no woodwork, no metalwork, and no technical graphics, because there are no teachers available. There are many reasons for this, which have been building up over the years, but the housing crisis has exacerbated those problems even more, making it difficult to recruit teachers. What is the plan is to provide a full range of educational opportunities for all our students?

I would not be immediately aware of the details of that specific school and the issues there. Suffice it to say, the quality and commitment of Irish teachers are the bedrock of our education system. I will ask the Minister for Education to look at the specifics to see what can be done to help the school more broadly in terms of the curriculum choice that requires the specialist teachers and how we can assist in making sure they can get the teachers concerned.