By Gráinne Ní Aodha, PAA Dublin-based teacher has said that there is no incentive in Budget 2024 to encourage teachers to return to the profession. She said she is not surprised that there is a crisis in the retention and recruitment of teachers. Teachers are going abroad or taking career breaks and not coming back.”She said that Budget 2024 does not have “any incentive for somebody to want to come back to Ireland”. She also called on the reinstatement of pay bumps to teachers who had completed a masters degree. She said: “There is no incentive given in this budget for doing any additional training.

Source: The Herald October 10, 2023 19:40 UTC