Agreement has been reached between the Department of Education and two teacher trade unions on pay for newly-qualified teachers.
The new measures, which are said to be contingent on the introduction of reform measures, will apply to new teachers recruited since February 2012.
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It will see increases of up to 2-thousand-euro for new teachers at the start of their careers.
The announcement follows a meeting between the Ministers for Education and Public Expenditure, Richard Bruton and Paschal Donohoe, and the INTO and TUI yesterday evening.
