148. Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Minister for Education and Skills his view on the claims by the Teachers Union of Ireland that the decision made in Budget 2013 to increase the pupil teacher ratio in post leaving certificate colleges from 17:1 to 19:1 will facilitate the elimination of 400 teaching posts and the ending of specialised courses with a consequential negative impact on the futures of the young people affected. [2615/13]

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148. Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Minister for Education and Skills his view on the claims by the Teachers Union of Ireland that the decision made in Budget 2013 to increase the pupil teacher ratio in post leaving certificate colleges from 17:1 to 19:1 will facilitate the elimination of 400 teaching posts and the ending of specialised courses with a consequential negative impact on the futures of the young people affected. [2615/13]

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1. 22 January 2013

   Pupil-Teacher Ratio

   148. Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Minister for Education and Skills his view on the claims by the Teachers Union of Ireland that the decision made in Budget 2013 to increase the pupil teacher ratio in post leaving certificate colleges from 17:1 to 19:1 will facilitate the elimination of 400 teaching posts and the ending of specialised courses with a consequential negative impact on the futures of the young people affected. [2615/13]

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