asked the Minister for Education the annual additional cost of providing a six year cycle in all second level schools as against the present mix of five and six year cycles.
Written Answers. - Second Level Schools.
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The annual additional costs would be affected by a variety of factors, such as the implications for VPT courses which are currently grant-aided by the European Social Fund and in particular the numbers of additional pupils to be catered for in a sixth year and its impact on staff-student ratios.
As this information cannot be determined with any precision I am not in a position to furnish the information sought by the Deputy.