Parliamentary teachers give others a break

YOUR correspondents, Declan Cashin and Maurice Fitzgerald (Irish Examiner, Oct 22 ) can be forgiven their instant incandescence over the substitute payments arrangements for teachers who are members of the Oireachtas.

Parliamentary teachers give others a break
Fri, 31 Oct, 2003 - 00:00

They clearly do not understand the details or context of the scheme.

Its purpose is precisely to prevent double-jobbing. When a sub goes in, there are two individual full-time jobholders, two jobs, two salaries.

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