Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 23 September 2025
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
International Protection Accommodation Service: Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
2:00 am
Anne Rabbitte (Fianna Fail)
My next question concerns Ukrainian people. We can see the numbers have dropped back dramatically. A large part of the work that went on during the Ukrainian humanitarian effort was very successful from a rural capacity perspective, with rural schools supported to continue in existence. As the drop-back in numbers takes place, we see a huge decline in some areas. In Woodford, County Galway, three small schools benefited hugely from the influx of young people and families into an area that was possibly in serious decline in the past. Does the Department keep consideration of the impact on a geographic location and the human impact of keeping that third teacher and the special needs assistant in a school when making the transfer from Woodford to Ballygobackwards anywhere in the country?
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