Donegal has the third highest percentage of pupils in classes of more than 30.
Analysis by the Independent showed last year, children in rural areas were twice as likely to be in overcrowded classes at primary level.
Over 11% of schoolchildren were in overcrowded classes in 2022, that figure is 16.5% in Donegal.
INTO, John Boyle told today’s Nine til Noon Show that Government needs to step in to control class sizes, particularly in rural areas:
