Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú) | Oireachtas source

There is growing frustration among many parents around the country that the Department is focusing on ideological battles, against the will of parents, rather than focusing on the bread and butter issues of the education system. Most parents would rather that the Department focuses on having school buildings that are operational, yet the Government has paused the building of new builds at the moment. My question concerns the issue of subjects. The Irish Mathematics Teachers’ Association appeared before the Oireachtas education committee this week and voiced its concern that the fact foundation level maths has been removed from the junior cycle has caused serious difficulties for many students. I would like to know what level of research the Government has done into the causes of those difficulties.

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