Richard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance)

Any cuts to DEIS are completely unacceptable. The Government needs to get out of the trenches to fight this unacceptable attack on education and our children.

What is happening to DEIS band 2 given it is not referred to in the teacher staffing schedule for 2012-2013? Does the Minister intend to do away with DEIS band 2? Does he intend to press ahead with the cuts for learning support teachers under the general allocation model?

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