Mick Wallace (Wexford, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I coach six of the young fellows who attend the school. The school has a great deal of pressure at present from social problems and social issues. The Minister's hopes to develop a more holistic approach in all schools is good and I agree if every teacher is focused in the right area, and is copped on as to how to deal with these issues, it would definitely be progressive, but it does not change the fact that needs exist now and the cuts are deeply affecting schools. Until the Minister reaches the situation he would like to have, the schools need the support he has taken away from them, which is a cut of approximately 30%.

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