Denise Mitchell (Dublin Bay North, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

It has been almost a week since a horrific attack on three school children and their carer. As a mother and a proud Dubliner, the events of last week have shocked me to the core. How have things got to this point where our school children do not feel safe, nor were they safe in our capital city, when they leave school in broad daylight? I send my solidarity to the young five-year-old girl who is fighting for her life, to her family and to the whole school community in Gaelscoil Choláiste Mhuire. I have a simple question for the Minister. Has she visited the school? Has she met with the principal, the teachers and the parents of the school? When did she visit the school? What did she say? What commitments is she making to the school environment and the parents of the children?

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