Coughlan to get a cool reception at debates [sbpost.ie]
- Published: 04 April 2010
The minister has not been invited to the Association of Secondary Teachers Ireland conference, which takes place in Galway, as the union had already withdrawn its invitation to the previous minister, Batt O’Keeffe, and it was ‘‘too late to re-invite the new minister’’.
However, Coughlan did meet a delegation from the union in the Dáil last Thursday, when issues such as the moratorium on replacing teaching posts were discussed. She also had introductory talks with leadership delegations from the other unions.
Coughlan will attend the conferences of the Teachers’ Union of Ireland and the Irish National Teachers Organisation in Ennis and Galway. Political sources said that she did not have ‘‘a bagful of goodies’’ to bring, but was likely to signal a new round of the summer works scheme for schools, with an allocation of €100 million.
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