Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Stop it, Taoiseach. This Government took 1,000 posts out of the system. Guidance counsellors were categorised as occupying ex-quota positions, and they were removed. The Government has cut support for disadvantaged schools, reduced special needs provision and ended grants for people who want to do PhDs.

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