Ms Carol McSherry:

I was part of the campaign and there are other people here who were part of that campaign. We worked together. We contacted every TD and Senator in Ireland. It was during Covid time so we did Zoom meetings but it really brought us together. We got to know one another and we saw that we actually had a voice. It was very empowering.

As a union rep I can tell the committee that this week alone we have received a number of queries on the June working and the 72 hours. A lot of the time it is just due to a lack of education. People equate the 72 hours with the Croke Park agreement on teacher hours. The members come to us in confidence and ask us to give them advice they can bring back. Overall the campaign was fantastic. It paved the way for the contract renegotiation and it unified us as a group.