Brian Hayes (Dublin South West, Fine Gael)

I move:

That Dáil Eireann in view of the promise in the programme for Government 2007 to reduce class sizes, by reducing the staffing schedule from a general rule of at least one teacher for every 27 pupils in 2007-08, by one point a year, to one teacher for every 24 pupils by 2010-11;

calls on the Government to:

prevent the following primary schools from losing a teacher for the school year 2008-09 or any other schools that might be similarly affected:

SN Naomh Pádraig, Baile Uí Mhurchadha, An Bhuirgheas, Co. Cheatharlach

Our Lady of Mercy, Bantry, Co. Cork

SN Bharra Naofa do Bhuachaillí, Beaumont, Cork City

Christ King Mon, Turners Cross, Cork City

St. Columba's Boys NS, Douglas, Cork City

Baldoyle BNS, Brookstone Road, Baldoyle, Dublin 13

St. Patrick's NS, Chapelizod, Dublin 20

Corpus Christi NS, Home Farm Road, Drumcondra, Dublin 9

SN an Spioraid Naoimh, GNS, Sillogue Road, Ballymun, Dublin 11

St. Killian's Senior NS, Castleview, Tallaght, Dublin 24

Presentation Primary School, Terenure, Dublin 6W

St. Kevin's Junior NS, Newbrook Ave, Donaghmede, Dublin 13

Scoil Phádraig Naofa Boys NS, Hollypark, Foxrock, Dublin 18

St. Mary's Senior NS, Rowlagh, Clondalkin, Dublin 22

Scoil Cholmcille Naofa, Knocklyn, Templeogue, Dublin 16

St. Francis Xavier Senior NS, Coolmine, Castleknock, Dublin 15

St. Patrick's Girls NS, Foxrock Avenue, Foxrock, Dublin 18

Scoil Mhuire, Killorglin, Co. Kerry

Scoil Eoin, Tralee, Co. Kerry

Aghards NS, Celbridge, Co. Kildare

Mercy Convent Primary School, Naas, Co. Kildare

JFK Memorial School, Ennis Road, Limerick

Muire na nGael NS, Bay Estate, Dundalk, Co. Louth

Oliver Plunkett NS, Navan, Co. Meath

Rathoath Jnr NS, Ratoath, Co. Meath

SN an Spioraid Naoimh, Laytown, Co. Meath

Rathcormack NS, Rathcormack, Co. Sligo

Scoil na mBráithre, Tipperary, Co. Tipperary.

I propose to share time with Deputies Ulick Burke, Deirdre Clune, John Perry, Olivia Mitchell, P. J. Sheehan, Tom Sheahan and Jimmy Deenihan.

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