Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The final point I will make to the Minister is that when one school lost ten students due to there being a new national school in the area, it lost two teachers and that is not fair or equitable. While the other school has lost one teacher, there is overcrowding in all the classes now. I can send the Minister and the Department the details of these schools but I am sure my colleagues have other examples as well. Schools need to be as safe as possible. They just want what they had last year if at all possible.