Stop setting the education budget 'artificially low', teachers tell Government

Education minister Helen McEntee made her first address as minister to the almost 1,000 delegates attending the Irish National Teachers’ Organisation annual congress

Stop setting the budget for education “artificially low”, then acting surprised when the figures do not add up, the Government has been warned.

The message was delivered to Education minister Helen McEntee, who made her first address as minister to the almost 1,000 delegates attending the Irish National Teachers’ Organisation (INTO) annual congress on Tuesday.