Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)

We have taken a measured approach in the circumstances and those who seek to alarm parents and the wider community in pursuit of their own agenda or for cheap political advantage are doing the nation no service.

Taken in combination, and with a reasoned attitude, the impact of the staffing schedule changes, withdrawal of historic disadvantage and language support posts, weighed against the increases expected in the number of teachers——

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