Norma Foley commits to seeking funds to restore primary school leadership posts

Education Minister Norma Foley also said further updates will be given on the 58 school building projects previously put on hold due to funding constraints. Picture: Don MacMonagle

The Education Minister has committed to seeking funding to restore key leadership posts in primary schools cut during austerity.

In 2009, during the last recession, 4,000 posts of responsibility were cut from primary schools. Last year, the Irish National Teachers Organisation (INTO) decided to restore 1,450 posts to schools as part of the sectoral bargaining process.