The concern I raise is similar. Many of the matters raised are similar but it is important that we learn a valuable lesson from leaving certificate students. We cannot have next year’s examinations being brought into question because we are not paying teachers properly.

Hear, hear.

This year, people who were qualified in their field were asked to correct examinations but they were not qualified teachers. The shortage of available qualified teachers this year forced the hiring of individuals outside the sector to correct examinations. That brought the correction process into question and filled many students with fear and confusion.

A 30% increase on existing State Examinations Commission, SEC, pay rates is not a massive ask, given the years of austerity cuts the sector has endured. This is the Senator's issue. Teachers qualified since 2011 have not got a pay increase. That is a major issue.

That is incorrect.

We need to keep our belts tight but not so tight that we are busting at the seams. Teachers do a great deal of work for our future generations. We need to address the poor compensation they receive for correcting examination papers.

That problem is symptomatic of the wider issue of the shortage of teachers because the pay is not of a high grade when compared with the same positions internationally. The State Examinations Commission has stated that remuneration rates are increased in line with teachers' pay rates, which lead to an increase of 1% in examiner fee rates for 2018. That will increase for 2019 examinations in line with the pay restoration measures outlined in the Public Service Stability Agreement 2018-2020.

If we are to stop the haemorrhaging of young qualified teachers abroad we need to examine this issue and ensure that in some way we can restore correct pay to a sector that is vital to our future.

The Senator's party drove a wedge through it.

These are the issues.

The Senator's party drove them away.

We are not paying teachers enough.

Her party cut their pay.

We need to make sure they do not go abroad to work. In 2011, massive changes were introduced. I ask that we have a debate on this issue and that whether it is teachers, nurses or apprentices, we keep them here in Ireland. We are sending them abroad.

The Senator's party made a mess of the economy. She has some cheek.

It is the truth.

In 2006 and 2007, the Senator's party wrecked the economy.