Denis Naughten (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fine Gael)

Where there is a growing demand for vital supports the answer is not to cap it and deprive all pupils of a fair education. Many parents of Irish-born children will move their children from schools with higher ratios of migrants amid concerns that teachers will have to slow progression to facilitate those with poor language skills. This situation is compounded by the Government's U-turn on class sizes, commitments which were given to the people of this country in the last general election and which were signed up to by Government Members in their programme for Government just over 12 months ago.

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