to new teachers reflects wider issues in the public service and across the economy. Unemployment remains close to record lows and labour shortages stretch across the State. The cost of housing is a key barrier, encouraging some young people to emigrate and making it more difficult for immigrants to come to Ireland.
It is a response to a shortage which has forced schools to scramble to maintain services and left some parts of the country short of places. A survey of more than 1,000 schools late last year by school management bodies found there were more than 800 vacant teaching posts across primary classes in the 2023/24 year.
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