Teacher Union To Push For Allowance For Highers Costs In Cities

Thursday, 13 April 2023 15:42

By Caoimhe Harney

The INTO's annual congress is taking place in Killarney

A teaching union is going to advocate for a special allowance for teachers who live in cities or urban areas.

It's in a bid to keep teachers as many schools say they're struggling to retain staff because of the cost of living crisis.

Teaching unions say they are losing teachers as a result to places like Dubai as schools struggle to retain staff.

The INTO, which represents primary school teachers is now going to advocate for a special allowance to be given to teachers who work in cities or urban areas.

A similar scheme is already in place in London where teachers can receive up to 10 thousand euro extra depending on where they live.

The Government has previously resisted calls for a special teachers allowance with the Education Minister playing down such a move.

Labour's Education spokesperson Aoidhan O'Riordan says something has to be done:

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