asked the Minister for Education if he will state the average number of national school pupils per teacher (a) now, and (b) in 1947.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Pupils per Teacher.
The average daily number of pupils on the rolls of national schools for the school year 1946-47 per teacher on the staffs on 30th June, 1947 (excluding supernumeraries) was 35; the corresponding figure for the school year 1955-56 was 37.