Education and Training Boards
Dail Éireann — 2026-04-23
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Louis O'Hara (SF), Galway East

I ask the Minister of State to provide an update on the funding cuts to the Galway and Roscommon Education and Training Board. This specifically relates to the cut to English for speakers of other languages, ESOL, funding, which has resulted in the loss of 25 teachers and hundreds of classes within GRETB. This has had a devastating impact of which I know the Minister of State is aware.

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Sitting date: 2026-04-23