Tom Fleming (Kerry South, Independent) | Oireachtas source

Special needs pupils and the vulnerable are falling behind in all of this. Rural Ireland is falling behind as well. The loss of resource teachers for special needs pupils was also pointed out. I ask the Taoiseach, who has a real grasp of this issue, to discuss with the Minister for Education and Skills the implications of where we are going. We are sliding down in Europe, so to speak. We have the second largest class sizes in the EU. We are going down on a slippery slope. I ask the Taoiseach to halt it immediately.

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