SINN Féin TD Pearse
Doherty has accused the Government of "attacking the
children of my county" following confirmation of
primary teaching post cuts.
Deputy Doherty said the figures showed that 36
permanent teaching posts would be axed from schools
in Co Donegal.
“Details published of the numbers of Donegal
teachers who have lost their positions in their
schools show that Donegal has taken a hammering when
it comes to education cuts," said the Donegal TD.
"The Department of Education has confirmed that 36
permanent teachers in Catholic schools in Donegal
will have to leave their existing schools and look
for a job elsewhere. When we compare this to what
has happened across the State we see that of the 376
positions, 10% of those are coming from Donegal.
“The Government can no longer hide the fact that
their education cuts were an attack on rural Ireland
and on Gaeltacht education, but most importantly
they we an attack on the children of my county. Many
Donegal schools have already lost positions as a
result of previous cuts by the Fianna Fáil
government and are now suffering a further blow,” he
said. |
