Rural school fears for future as it loses concessionary post

We, the parents of Scoil Bhreandáin, Eachléim, Blacksod, Co. Mayo, write in relation to the withdrawal of a concessionary post from our school on Aug 31.

A Gaeltacht school, we are one of 16 rural disadvantaged primary schools which Enda Kenny has chosen to abandon.

When cuts to DEIS urban schools were reversed, under pressure from Labour TDs, 140 concessionary posts were saved. However, there was a blanket cut on the remaining 16 posts located in rural Ireland. How significant is this from a rural-based taoiseach? When these posts were allocated they were done so on the basis of disadvantage status. Today these 140 posts are being saved on that same basis, however our rural disadvantage is being ignored. This is a cruel injustice.