Tom Hayes (Tipperary South, Fine Gael)

I am disappointed with the content of the Minister of State's reply. The school in question has been in contact with the Department on several occasions, which I understand will be accepted as an appeal. However, it is desperately unfair that this school in Clonmel, which meets the criteria of a DEIS school, was left out of the review. I do not wish to be critical of the Government of which I am a member but I am disappointed that St. Oliver Plunkett's national school which meets the criteria set down by the Department was not included in the review. I ask that the Minister of State reconsider this decision. I will not let this issue lie. What happened is totally unfair and unjust. The school meets all the relevant criteria and this decision should be reversed.

See this speech in context