Olivia Mitchell (Dublin South, Fine Gael)

I seek leave under Standing Order 31 to have the business of the Dáil adjourned to discuss a matter of urgent importance, namely, the unprecedented withdrawal from more than half a dozen schools in the constituency of Dublin South of the National Educational Psychological Service; the implications this has for continuity and consistency in dealing with educational problems; the effect of closing the gateway to appropriate services and supports for many children; and the urgent need for the Government to immediately provide the psychologists required to meet the demands of our growing and increasingly diverse primary school population.

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