Primary teachers and the government look set for a showdown after the Minister for Education said she intends to proceed with the publication of school inspection reports as planned in June.
Mary Hanafin was responding to a decision taken by the Irish National Teachers' Organisation annual conference to withdraw cooperation from the inspection process.
She said if it doesn't cooperate, the INTO would be in breach of the partnership process and would put their pay rises in jeopardy.
Ms Hanafin said full consultation with all the unions had been carried out.
Meanwhile, an overwhelming majority of delegates at the Teachers' Union of Ireland annual conference in Tralee have backed an emergency motion supporting the INTO's stance.
TUI research finds shortage of psychologists
Research commissioned by the TUI has found a huge shortage of psychologists to meet the needs of secondary students, particularly those who are disruptive in the classroom.
The independent research carried out by University College Cork looked at the support services available and their effectiveness - services like curriculum supports, home school liaison, welfare and psychological services.
The study looked at six schools in Cork, some disadvantaged and some affluent, in both rural and urban settings.
The study found the single greatest deficit is students not having access to psychologists, and the need is getting more acute, according to John McGowan of the TUI.
There are currently 122 psychologists working throughout the National Educational Psychological Service and a further nine are being recruited.
But the TUI says at a very minimum 200 are needed to meet the need of students, in particular to provide the specialised help to enable schools to manage disruptive and disengaged students and provide for their learning needs into the future.
