Tony McLoughlin
Question:222. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he has considered undertaking a cost-benefit analysis of the decision to increase the pupil-teacher ratio for private schools from 19:1 to 23:1, which is resulting in some schools moving from fee-paying to a free scheme at a substantial cost to the taxpayer; his views on whether his actions are fair to the minority Protestant faith in that the previous funding model helped the continuity of these schools to achieve parity and maintain this service for the minority population within this country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27198/14]
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