Teachers demand pay inquiry

THE teaching union representing 70 part-time teachers who face being made to pay back thousands of euro which was wrongly paid to them has demanded an independent body examine exactly how much money is owed.

The City of Dublin Vocational Education Committee (CDVEC) was yesterday meeting some of the 70 part-time teachers it overpaid by as much as €12,000 in what it described as an ‘error’ in the calculation and payment of arrears.

Most of the overpayments are thought to range between €2,000 and €5,000, with a few beyond €10,000.