The Department of Education has received about 5,000 inquiries so far from "ordinary members of the public" following its appeal for supervisors for this year's exams.
A spokesman said "the phones have been hopping" and the Department was surprised at the interest after advertisements in Tuesday's newspapers.
The Department has opened six phone lines at its exam centre in Athlone, Co Westmeath, to deal with queries and requests for forms.
To get a form email super@educ.irlgov.ie or download one from website www.irlgov.ie/educ
The Department is offering successful applicants £60 per day for supervision.
The supervisors are expected to work for six or seven days between June 6th and June 22nd.
The Department has outlined the tasks involved in supervising in the advertisements:
preparing and setting up exam centres;
distributing question papers to candidates;
distributing answerbooks and other items of stationery;
marking the attendance book;
supervising the exam session;
collecting the completed work and preparing it for transport.
The Department is not at this stage ruling out anybody as a supervisor.
People related to candidates can supervise provided they do not attend a centre where their relative is sitting the exam.
The application form asks for applicant's occupation and there is room for candidates to give details of relevant experience. This includes previous work as a supervisor or work with groups of young people.
Candidates are asked which town they want to supervise in and to list local schools in order of preference. They are also asked if they would supervise in an all-Irish school. Candidates are also asked to tick a box if they have language or computer skills.
The Department says it will provide training in late May and early June for supervisors.
The Department is shortly to place advertisements looking for examiners. Recruiting these people is regarded as more difficult than getting supervisors. Already a number of important groups - third-level students, accountants, primary teachers and lecturers - have indicated they will not be coming forward.
However, the Department is pressing ahead with its plans and believes it can find the 3,000 people needed to mark papers.
If the Department cannot get the numbers it needs, the issuing of results may be put back.