Michelle Mulherin (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Yes. I will just finish this point. This has an effect on the school's eligibility for book grants, IT and transport provision. The school lost a teacher and there is educational disadvantage in this area. Now, ten years on, and into the future, whether the pupils attending that school go to university or whatever, they will experience the knock-on effects of not having the support that results from the awarding of DEIS status to a school. I ask the Acting Chairman for his indulgence.

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