Sir, - I am a 53-year-old teacher. My first permanent teaching post was acquired when I was 44. My P60 for the tax year 1999/2000 shows an income of £23,334.
This is why the strike is happening. This is why the strike is continuing. Fact, not rhetoric, Taoiseach! - Yours, etc.,
Michael J. Leyden, B.A. (Mod.), M.A. (Liverpool),H.Dip. Ed.,Dip. in Caths.(NUI), Ard na Veigh, Sligo.