72. Deputy Derek Keating asked the Minister for Education and Skills following his budget announcement of 2013 and his Department’s decision in relation to a teacher-student ratio of 1:19 in PLCs and colleges of further education, if his attention has been drawn to the fact that this decision will result in the loss of five teachers in Inchicore College of Further Education and approximately 50 to 55 teachers in the City of Dublin Vocational Education Committee colleges, and impact in terms of the success rate in institutes of further education and the vocational education committees in providing access to those who have been long-term unemployed or even disadvantaged in their own education some 20 to 30 years ago and now seek an opportunity to retrain, re-educate and seek a second chance of career development; if he will examine this decision and its impact; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55776/12]

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72. Deputy Derek Keating asked the Minister for Education and Skills following his budget announcement of 2013 and his Department’s decision in relation to a teacher-student ratio of 1:19 in PLCs and colleges of further education, if his attention has been drawn to the fact that this decision will result in the loss of five teachers in Inchicore College of Further Education and approximately 50 to 55 teachers in the City of Dublin Vocational Education Committee colleges, and impact in terms of the success rate in institutes of further education and the vocational education committees in providing access to those who have been long-term unemployed or even disadvantaged in their own education some 20 to 30 years ago and now seek an opportunity to retrain, re-educate and seek a second chance of career development; if he will examine this decision and its impact; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55776/12]

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1. 12 December 2012

   Pupil-Teacher Ratio

   72. Deputy Derek Keating asked the Minister for Education and Skills following his budget announcement of 2013 and his Department’s decision in relation to a teacher-student ratio of 1:19 in PLCs and colleges of further education, if his attention has been drawn to the fact that this decision will result in the loss of five teachers in Inchicore College of Further Education and approximately 50 to 55 teachers in the City of Dublin Vocational Education Committee colleges, and impact in terms of the success rate in institutes of further education and the vocational education committees in providing access to those who have been long-term unemployed or even disadvantaged in their own education some 20 to 30 years ago and now seek an opportunity to retrain, re-educate and seek a second chance of career development; if he will examine this decision and its impact; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55776/12]

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