asked the Minister for Education if there is a proposal before his Department to close Killurney national school, County Tipperary.
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My Department is in communication with the manager of Killurney National School in regard to the proposal to amalgamate this school with Kilcash NS. I am not, therefore, in a position to make any further statement in relation to the matter at this stage.
Twenty-eight is the minimum number required for the school to remain open. There are 33 children who will be going to this school next year. Would the Minister take a very sympathetic view? He has had representations from many Deputies in the constituency to have this school remain open. Would the Minister give us a guarantee now that he will not close this school?
Mr. R. Burke
The Deputy is asking for a guarantee which I cannot give. All I can guarantee the Deputy is that I will give it sympathetic consideration.
More than sympathetic consideration?