Clare Daly (Dublin North, Socialist Party) | Oireachtas source

He says nothing about the €8.5 billion that we will be paying on interest on the national debt. Who is paying for this? Our children.

While the Minister for Education and Skills makes the big claim he has not increased class sizes, he has created a hellhole for teachers and students. A teacher in my constituency wrote to me on how they coped pre-cuts because children and teachers had support systems to make it workable, even if it was not desirable. Now, she is concerned about the loss of learning, special needs, English as a second language and other supports, and how this will affect the cuts. It is unfair on children to have to deal with this.

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