Aindrias Moynihan (Cork North-West, Fianna Fail)

The village of Cloghduff has grown dramatically again in recent years, with many new homes built in Ryecourt Woods, River Meadows and the new Páirc Brouen, which is currently under construction. Parents and grandparents of children around Cloghduff are very anxious about losing a teacher in the school at a time when the village is growing and classes will end up being larger. The school had a developing post up to October based on the growing numbers of children and the expected enrolment. The enrolment increase has been delayed as families are waiting for keys to move into newly built homes, some of them due to be finished in the weeks and months ahead. The school and parents assure that there will be additional children enrolling in the weeks ahead and have provided the Department with details of some of these children. They are asking that if the students are enrolling in the weeks ahead, the school would have its developing post reinstated instead of having to wait in crowded classrooms until next year.

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