Ruth Coppinger (Dublin West, Solidarity)

I am interested to hear how the union representatives feel about the biggest change to the leaving certificate being introduced in the midst of a chronic teacher recruitment and retention crisis. The schools in my constituency are in an urban area of Dublin where rents are high. I am hearing stories of massive teacher shortages in a whole range of subjects. Obviously this will impact on the ability to help students who do not have the cultural capital at home to get the help they need. I am very interested to hear the views of the ASTI first.