Govt report claims there will be 38,000 excess teachers by 2036; Union brands it 'utter nonsense'

A teachers' union has criticised a new Department of Education report which predicts an oversupply of 38,000 teachers by 2036 as “utter nonsense”.

The Irish National Teachers' Organisation (INTO) said that the report failed to accurately predict demand because it was “based entirely on demographics” and ignored “profound changes proposed to the education landscape”.