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5th September 2023
03:39pm BST
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She told RTÉ: "It's really challenging for us to manage the needs of our children with extreme needs, with a third of our staff missing.
"We've tried to focus here on early intervention because that's absolutely vital.
"But we've had to pull some of that away now because there are children, older children, across the school who are in need of extra support for literacy and numeracy.
"And we've had to identify those across the school and just do the best we can with what we have."
The Teachers' Union of Ireland has said that in order for teachers to remain in these positions, they must be attractive in terms of career structures.
They also noted that a recent survey of members showed that less than a third of teachers appointed received a full-time contract, with one in ten teachers being offered permanent positions.
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