Rónán Mullen (Independent)

I thank the Cathaoirleach for his indulgence. It is crippling the management of schools. I make no apology for saying that education should be excepted in any cutbacks. As it stands, with the Government slow to pay grants, schools are being pushed into bad management practices where they must borrow from banks in order not to be in the red. The articles of management require them to run the school within a budget. Schools require extra support from the Government, not cutbacks.