Teacher TDs supported cutbacks

ALMOST one-in-five of Government TDs who voted for massive education cutbacks this week are serving or former teachers.

The coalition won Thursday’s vote on the Labour Party motion to reverse class size increases in the budget by 80 votes to 74.

Despite a 12,000-strong protest outside the Dáil on Wednesday night, 14 TDs who have worked as teachers in schools and colleges supported the measures.