An SNA has called for a living allowance to be introduced for school staff who face impossible living costs.
Linda O'Sullivan is a special needs assistant and representative of trade union Forsa. She explained that special needs assistants, alongside caretakers and school secretaries, are amongst the lower paid workers in schools who are feeling the pinch as bills spike.
The lifting of the eviction ban is also putting further strain on Forsa members, Linda said. She argued that the Department of Education needs to introduce a living allowance in order to entice staff to work and stay in Dublin.
