Cuts rob students of a sporting chance

WE the committee of the Cork Colleges would like to express our concern at the budget cuts in the education sector, in particular the withdrawal of substitution arrangements.

This will affect the availability of qualified teachers to teach classes when their colleagues are legitimately absent, as well as putting severe financial pressure on schools to survive on a day-to-day basis.

This proposed cut will also put immense pressure on schools involved in sport competitions such as those organised by ourselves and the Munster colleges.