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Sat 11 Nov 2002€80m allocated for teacher supervisionThe Government has allocated €80 million to cover the cost of teacher supervision and substitution duties next year. The Minister for Education, Mr Dempsey, has confirmed that this allocation has been made in the estimates.The allocation represents a significant new element in education expenditure. Until this year, teachers often had to perform supervision duties without payment. But the ASTI dispute - when members withdrew from supervision as part of their pay campaign - has changed the situation.