Paul Donnelly (Dublin West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

On Monday evening, I attended a meeting with senior management, teachers, and parents of Coolmine Community School, along with union representatives. Despite months of efforts by the principal and others, first year and second year students have no woodwork, no metalwork, and no technical graphics, because there are no there are no teachers available. There are many reasons for this, which have been building up over the years, but the housing crisis has exacerbated those problems even more, making it difficult to recruit teachers. What is the plan is to provide a full range of educational opportunities for all our students?

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