Teachers to seek cost-of-living allowance for working in cities

Orlaith Ní Fhoghlú (left) and Deirdre Fleming of the Irish National Teachers' Organisation's central executive committee which has been instructed to negotiate for the new allowance with the Department of Education. Photo: Moya Nolan

The Irish National Teachers’ Organisation (INTO) is to seek a new cost-of-living allowance for teachers working and living in cities where they face higher costs.

The allowance would be similar to the London Weighting Allowance in Britain where certain civil servants and teachers earn more in recognition of the higher costs they face in the capital city. Exactly how a living allowance would work here has yet to be worked out.