James Breen (Clare, Independent)

I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to raise a matter of national importance, namely, the chronic overcrowding of classrooms in our national schools; the failure of the Government, in particular the Minister for Education and Science, to meet the commitments made in the programme for Government to reduce class sizes, and the total inaction on addressing the staffing needs of smaller schools which has resulted in more than 6,500 parents in County Clare alone signing a petition calling for an end to this shameful situation.

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