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‹ Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - School Enrolment Age. Rural schools and pre-school provision
Summary
Blaney asked about possible closures or teacher reductions in small rural schools and whether alternative pre-national education would be provided.
asked the Minister for Education whether he has considered the consequences his decision to raise the age of admission of pupils to national schools to five years will have on small rural schools which may be forced to close or reduce the number of teachers with resultant hardship to families in rural communities; and whether the Government have any plans to provide an alternative system of pre-national school education.
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