Michael Moynihan

CORK North West Fianna Fáil TD Michael Moynihan has condemned the Government’s covert attempts to force the closure of small schools in communities across Co Cork and in Church of Ireland schools and Gaeltacht schools in particular.  Fianna Fáil will tonight (Tuesday, 31 January) move a Dáil motion exposing and objecting to the sweeping cuts and threatened amalgamations that will result in many communities losing their local school.

Deputy Moynihan said, “Minister Quinn’s attack on small schools is entirely in keeping with the Government’s agenda of targeting the most vulnerable communities for the bulk of cutbacks in Budget 2012. Despite claims to the contrary, the Minister has chosen to single out disadvantaged schools, smaller schools, minority faith schools, gaelscoileanna and Gaeltacht schools for the most severe cuts this year. This is deeply unfair and will have profound social and economic consequences for smaller communities.

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