Gary Gannon (Dublin Central, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

Our public services across the board are under massive strain because those we ask to work in them cannot afford to live in our cities and urban areas. One consequence of that where it is most pronounced is in our schools. We have a staffing crisis in our schools for a variety of reasons but predominantly because our teachers, in particular, younger teachers, cannot afford to live in our cities. That is having a massive knock-on effect on students, particular those, for example, with special education needs where teachers trained in special education are being reallocated into other classes. What will the Minister do to ensure that students in our schools who have additional education needs will get a fair education? That is not happening at present because of an absence of teachers to fill those posts.

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