Séamus Healy (Tipperary South, Independent)

I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to raise a matter of urgent national importance, namely, the need for the Minister for Education and Science to implement the commitment in the programme for Government to radically reduce primary school class sizes and to ensure that no child of eight years of age or younger will be in a class of more than 20, having regard to the fact that Ireland is the second wealthiest nation in Europe but has the second largest class sizes, the significant numbers of international and special needs students in classes, and the need to implement the new activity-based curriculum for primary schools introduced by the Department of Education and Science.

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