Teaching perks for politicians set to end

TEACHERS elected to the next Dáil and Seanad will no longer be entitled to build up their teacher pensions while serving in the Oireachtas.

The Government has also decided that TDs and senators will no longer have the option of returning to their jobs after 10 years or moving up the salary scale for teachers during their absence.

The move follows the ending in 2009 of the system that allowed TDs and senators on career breaks from teaching to keep the difference between their salary and the cost of a replacement teacher to their school.