Clare INTO Rep Claims Standards Cannot Be Met Without Teacher's Representation In Government

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A Clare teaching representative claims the country's educational aspirations can't be realised without input from teachers at a government level. It follows remarks from Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary, who's claimed there are too many former teachers and not enough diversity of professions in government. Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary is doubling down on comments he made about teachers becoming TDs. Speaking at a campaign event for Fine Gael's Peter Burke, he criticised the number of teachers working in the Dáil, and said he wouldn't employ them "to go out and get things done". Michael O'Leary says the comment he made was "perfectly correct" in the context of a growing population. His comments have received backlash from teachers unions and politicians, while Taoiseach, Simon Harris has described his comments as 'crass and ill-informed'. The Fine Gael Leader says he doesn't agree with them, and they don't reflect his party: Clare's INTO Representative believes the enactment of the necessary changes to the Irish education system requires the involvement of teachers in government. Currently Ireland ranks above the EU average for class sizes with over 250,000 students in overcrowded classrooms of 25 or more pupils. Clare INTO Rep, Brendan Horan, says those from a teaching background are best places to enact the right changes to ensure Ireland will have the greatest education system in the EU.