66. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth to examine the case of a school (details supplied) who lost a teacher due to student numbers in 2024 and risk doing so again in 2026, if the current rules on student numbers to teacher places are applied; if she agrees that this runs contrary to government commitments to reduce the pupil teacher ratio and target large class sizes; her views that larger, multi-grade classrooms are not the most appropriate scenario for pupils; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52277/25]

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66. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth to examine the case of a school (details supplied) who lost a teacher due to student numbers in 2024 and risk doing so again in 2026, if the current rules on student numbers to teacher places are applied; if she agrees that this runs contrary to government commitments to reduce the pupil teacher ratio and target large class sizes; her views that larger, multi-grade classrooms are not the most appropriate scenario for pupils; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52277/25]

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