ITs are underfunded so education standards are already suffering

Lunch-time protests will be staged this Thursday, November 26, by lecturers and research staff at the 14 institutes of technology (ITs).

These are part of a rolling campaign of action by the Teachers’ Union of Ireland (TUI) against the Government’s refusal to address critical problems.

While student numbers have increased by 32% in the last seven years, funding has been slashed by 35% and staff numbers by 9.5%. Those reduced staff numbers, precarious employment, workload, and underfunding are now crisis issues.