Séamus Healy (Tipperary, Workers and Unemployed Action Group) | Oireachtas source

Obviously, we welcome the inclusion of schools in County Tipperary in the scheme, but we are discussing Tipperary town. It is impossible for people on the ground who know it and know its school system - Oireachtas Members, teachers and parents - to believe these schools have not gained DEIS status. Will the Minister agree to review the decision? Crucially, will he agree to meet a deputation of the schools' principals and Oireachtas Members to review the situation and ensure Tipperary town's schools are included in the DEIS programme? The statistics I have supplied are real. There is real deprivation and unemployment in Tipperary town. The students in the schools require, and are entitled to have, DEIS status.

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