Dublin schools face cancelling classes 'as teachers have nowhere to live'

The Taoiseach said that the housing crisis has affected most professions, but said that the Government's Housing For All strategy was working

The Dáil heard that teaching unions have warned that difficulties with teacher supply are "made worse by the fact that teachers cannot set up home in this city".

Dublin schools face cancelling optional classes because teachers have nowhere to live, the Dáil has been told.

Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald said the lack of affordable housing had led one school to warn parents that six teachers were leaving the county.