The data has been released by the Dept. of Education.
At least 3,870 children in Co. Kildare are being taught in overcrowded classrooms.
These are classes of 30, or more, pupils.
The Minister for Education responding to a parliamentary question by Sinn Féin TD, Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire, says there were 129 such classes in schools throughout the county in the 2020/2021 academic year.
Only 4 other local authority areas, in Cork City, Meath, South Dublin and Dublin City, have higher numbers of over-crowded classes.
Joe McKeown is President of the Irish National Teachers' Organisation.
He joined Ciara Noble on Thursday's edition of Kildare Today.
|
Local Authority |
Number of Classes >= 30 |
|
Carlow County Council |
37 |
|
Cavan County Council |
35 |
|
Clare County Council |
74 |
|
Cork City Council |
41 |
|
Cork County Council |
253 |
|
Donegal County Council |
85 |
|
Dublin City Council |
148 |
|
Dun Laoghaire Rathdown |
113 |
|
Fingal County Council |
125 |
|
Galway City Council |
24 |
|
Galway County Council |
118 |
|
Kerry County Council |
79 |
|
Kildare County Council |
129 |
|
Kilkenny County Council |
56 |
|
Laois County Council |
32 |
|
Leitrim County Council |
18 |
|
Limerick City & County Council |
124 |
|
Longford County Council |
20 |
|
Louth County Council |
89 |
|
Mayo County Council |
69 |
|
Meath County Council |
157 |
|
Monaghan County Council |
44 |
|
Offaly County Council |
46 |
|
Roscommon County Council |
26 |
|
Sligo County Council |
38 |
|
South Dublin County Council |
169 |
|
Tipperary County Council |
74 |
|
Waterford City & County Council |
60 |
|
Westmeath County Council |
65 |
|
Wexford County Council |
74 |
|
Wicklow County Council |
83 |
|
Grand Total |
2505 |
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