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'It's soul destroying': The school secretaries that don't get paid for the Christmas holidays
'During the summer she has to sign on': Some school secretaries are paid €10,900 a year, others €35,000
'Everyone who does the same job deserves the same pay': Mitchell O'Connor weighs in on teachers' pay