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 Members of Unite the union protest terms and conditons of English teachers at a protest outside DCAS school Dublin in October 2018. Image: Unite the Union Republic of Ireland

Matt Salusbury

Irish senator Lynn Ruane has condemned the ‘terrible conditions under which English language teachers… are working’ in the country.

The independent senator was speaking during debate on the Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) Bill 2018. This empowers the regulator, Quality & Qualifications Ireland (QQI), to scrutinise the financial capacity of ELT providers, but omits mention of employment law compliance.