Over 100 extra staff have been added to tackle the issue.
A commitment by the government to provide an extra 100 substitute teachers is not being reflected in schools.
That's according to one principal, who says it's likely the shortage of subs will continue.
Simon Lewis, principal of Carlow Educate Together, doesn't think recent measures announced by the Education Minister, to tackle the issue, are having an impact:
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