Micheál Martin: Covid safety concerns in schools will be 'ironed out'

Taoiseach Micheál Martin sought to play down the threat of industrial action by teachers.

The Taoiseach says safety issues facing schools "will be ironed out" as he played down the threat of industrial action by teachers.

Micheál Martin was speaking after the Association of Secondary Teachers Ireland (ASTI) this week voted in favour of industrial action over school safety concerns during the Covid-19 pandemic.