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- Education (Amendment) (Protection of Schools) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (4 Jul 2012)
...Fearghaíl, Aengus Ó Snodaigh, Jonathan O'Brien, Willie O'Dea, Maureen O'Sullivan, Thomas Pringle, Shane Ross, Brian Stanley, Peadar Tóibín, Robert Troy, Mick Wallace) Against the motion: 85 (James Bannon, Pat Breen, Tommy Broughan, Richard Bruton, Ray Butler, Jerry Buttimer, Catherine Byrne, Eric Byrne, Joe Carey, Paudie Coffey, Áine Collins, Michael...
- Education (Amendment) (Protection of Schools) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (4 Jul 2012)
Jerry Buttimer: I thank Deputy Flanagan for introducing this Bill. It is important we discuss education. I had the privilege and pleasure of spending 16 years in a classroom, teaching both adults and young people, so I understand the importance of education. It is a right, not a privilege, and an entitlement of all our citizens, urban and rural. Education is not just about the fabric of a classroom or the...
- Education (Amendment) (Protection of Schools) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (4 Jul 2012)
Pat Deering: ...churches. Schools are an important part of the fabric of rural areas. The parish structure is important and must be maintained in the future. I welcome the debate because, as my colleague, Deputy Buttimer, indicated, there must be a full examination of the education system. Some schools are not sustainable and there must be a rebalancing of the system. In my local school in Carlow my...
- Education (Amendment) (Protection of Schools) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (4 Jul 2012)
Jerry Buttimer: Hear, hear.
- Education (Amendment) (Protection of Schools) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (4 Jul 2012)
Brendan Griffin: I propose to share time with Deputies John Paul Phelan, Michael McNamara, Derek Keating, Michelle Mulherin and Jerry Buttimer. I appreciate the opportunity to speak on this topic and I commend Deputy Luke 'Ming' Flanagan for showing a great interest in the area. The future of small rural primary schools is an issue I feel strongly about. I come from,and live in, a small rural community on...