PQ 163
163. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reasons for the reduction in staffing for 2026-2027 for a school (details supplied); whether local population growth trajectories were considered; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that this decision will result in the loss of a mainstream teacher and require the reorganisation of pupils into mixed-grade classes; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the current Programme for Government aims for a 19:1 student-teacher ratio with the proposed increase representing a significant move in the opposite direction; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49944/26]
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163. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reasons for the reduction in staffing for 2026-2027 for a school (details supplied); whether local population growth trajectories were considered; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that this decision will result in the loss of a mainstream teacher and require the reorganisation of pupils into mixed-grade classes; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the current Programme for Government aims for a 19:1 student-teacher ratio with the proposed increase representing a significant move in the opposite direction; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49944/26]
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- Official source: https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2026-07-01/163/
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