Sinn Féin asks Cork TDs to Support Motion on DEIS Schools

Sinn Féin asks Cork TDs to Support Motion on DEIS Schools


Councillor Mick Nugent has called on Cork TDs from all parties to support a Sinn Féin motion to be debated in Leinster House this week which demands the government reverse cuts to the pupil-teacher ratio in DEIS schools introduced in December’s budget.



Cllr Nugent said:



“The cuts to education announced in last month’s budget are indefensible. The government is continuing to implement the policies of its predecessors in Fianna Fail by targeting the most vulnerable within our education system.”



“Cork is one of the areas that will be worst affected by the proposed cuts to the pupil-teacher ratio in DEIS schools. If implemented, they would affect 19 schools in the city with the loss of up to 88 teachers.”



“Sinn Féin has submitted a motion which will be debated in the Dáil next Wednesday and Thursday, calling on the government not to cut teacher numbers in disadvantaged schools. These cuts will result in the loss of hundreds of teachers who play a key role in ensuring some of our most vulnerable young people receive a decent education.”



“If the government press ahead then much of the progress that has been made in our education system over the last decade will be lost. It will cause irreparable damage to many young peoples’ lives and have serious implications for wider Irish society and its economy.”



“I am calling on local TDs to stand up for disadvantaged schools in Cork and support the Sinn Féin motion next week.”



For further information or comment contact Cllr Mick Nugent @ 087-6755793