Séamus Healy (Tipperary South, Independent)

I wish to request the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to discuss a matter of urgent national importance, namely the need for the Government to honour its election promise and programme for Government by introducing maximum class guidelines to ensure the pupil-teacher ratio for children under nine years of age is below international best practice of 1:20. Government inaction on the issue of overcrowded classrooms is extremely damaging to the life chances and career prospects of the primary school pupils affected.

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