INTO - Irish National Teachers' Organisation

Intent: A future generations commissioner for IrelandIreland to adopt optional protocol 4 to the UN Convention on the Rights of the ChildIrish government progress on the sustainable development goal and the swift formation and enaction of the next national implementation plan for sustainable development.

Methods: Meeting

Intent: To urge Government to enact a bill that would lead to the creation of a Commissioner for Future Generations.

Methods: Event / Reception

Intent: To progress legislation on Fitness to Teach matters.

Methods: Meeting

Intent: INTO urges Minister McEntee, Minister Chambers, and their respective departments to end the impasse by entering meaningful negotiations as a matter of urgency.

Intent: An increase in the primary capitation grant by €75 per pupil.A reduction in the average class sizes by two pupils.An expansion of the Small Schools Pilot Project.The introduction of Special Education Needs Coordinators.

Intent: Increase funding for primary and special schools.

Methods: Informal communication

Intent: Increase in primary capitation grant by €75 per pupilReduce the average class size by two pupilsBuild on the success of the Small Schools Pilot projectIntroduce Special Education Needs Coordinators

Methods: Email

Intent: 1.Review of usage of Croke Park Hours.2.Announcement of Teacher Supply measures including lifting of restrictions for substitution by teachers on career break/job-sharing, arrangements for teachers trained abroad to return here for Droichead and extension of pension abatement waiver for retired teachers willing to work as subs. Also measures for Irish medium education. 3.Publication of Occupational Injury Leave Circular and commitment to comprehensively review the Assault Leave Circular.::4. Need to communicate with system regarding plans for school closures for TPL and staff collaboration in 2025/26 school year relating to redeveloped curriculum and other initiatives. Important to signal support for NCCA document ‘Sustaining Systemwide Primary Curriculum Change’, the recommendations of which had been accepted by the last Minister and DE officials.5.Payment date to be confirmed for PME fee refunds.::6. Letter and money to go to 40 schools built by WBS to compensate principals who wer

Methods: Email

Intent: Clarification on the Department of Education's plans for the payment of essential grants to primary schools.

Methods: Email

Intent: The EU must change the public procurement rules to ensure that they promote collective bargaining and quality jobs and ensure fair competition. We seek support for amendments and proposals that ensure public money goes to economic operators that respect workers' and trade union rights and collective agreements and that negotiate with trade unions. ::INTO is calling for support for amendments and proposals aimed at Eliminating the possibility of awarding public contracts on the basis of price only and ensuring the Most Economic Advantageous Tender is always appliedEnsure that public procurement rules promote direct jobs and include stricter regulation of subcontracting ::Guaranteeing that public provision of services, public/private partnerships and in-house provision of services remain valid options and are not put under pressure, including excluding 'compulsive competitive tendering'. ::INTO calls for support on these proposals in the debates and in the vote in IMCO Committee, and to

Methods: Letter