Education & Youth

As Chairman of the Board of management of a rural three teacher national school, I am aware and constantly highlighting the concerns and needs of teachers, pupils and parents in challenging this governments attack on the education of our children.

• Totally condemn this government’s failure to reduce class sizes and the pupil: teacher ratio which reduces the ability for better teaching and learning.
• Call on the government to recognise the urgent need for psychological assessment of pupils to be carried out quickly and accurately rather than long waiting lists.
• To call for a reduction on the recent savage increases of the school transport fees.
• Support the third level students Campaign opposing the introduction of third level college fees.
• Sought at Kerry County Council the increase of the Student income level from €3,800 to be increased to €5,000. This was unanimously supported and forwarded to the Dept of Finance.