Dublin's teachers should get special cost of living allowance, says TD

A TD has called on the Government to introduce an increased wage for Dublin's teachers to tackle the capital's teaching "crisis".

Deputy General Secretary of the Association of Secondary Teachers in Ireland Diarmaid de Paor previously told Dublin Live there are concerns some Dublin schools will have to drop subjects due to the shortage of teachers. He blamed the shortage of housing for the "crisis".

Labour Party TD Aodhan O Riordain called on the Government to introduce a special allowance for Dublin teachers, similar to what London's teacher's receive, at tomorrow's cost of living package announcement. He told Dublin Live: "At this stage, we have reached crisis levels.