Hundreds gather at Dáil for protest against small school cuts
Demonstrators believe planned staffing cuts will lead to large class size increases – and fear some schools could close down altogether.
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Demonstrators believe planned staffing cuts will lead to large class size increases – and fear some schools could close down altogether.
The Irish National Teachers’ Organisation has strongly criticised staffing cuts set out by Minister Ruairí Quinn.
Cllr Declan Hurley said institutions making up the “backbone” of rural communities were now all under threat.
The Minister for Education has said controversial cuts around the DEIS scheme are likely to be reduced after a review.
The teachers’ union has said that disadvantaged schools will lose hundreds of teaching posts – which will instead be reallocated to schools in better off areas.