Class sizes in Kildare schools are the biggest in Ireland
This has prompted a call for TDs and senators in Kildare to advocate on behalf of pupils and school communities.
Cllr Aidan Farrelly said: "This is yet more proof that Kildare is under-funded, under-resourced and ultimately under-represented in this Government. As the Kildare population continues to rise so will demands on infrastructure such as schools, health services and transport networks.”
The Social Democrats general election candidate in Kildare North claimed "we don't see any urgency from the Minister Norma Foley or Kildare's government representatives in Fianna Fail or Fine Gael. It seems that the needs of those living and working in Kildare are being actively ignored."
He said teachers are doing phenomenal work despite the pupil to teacher ratio but equal education opportunities for children, and equal working conditions for teachers have to be provided.
He also said that local authority funding is one of the lowest in the country “while services are at capacity in terms of health and education.”