Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 14 January 2016
220. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of reducing the average class size in schools with delivering equality of opportunity in schools band 1 status to 16 for junior classes and 18 for senior classes and how many new teachers this would require, if imposed, in the 2015-16 school year. [1612/16]
View answerAs the Deputy is aware a process for the review of the DEIS Programme is currently underway in my Department. This process is being undertaken over the course of the current school year and will consider all issues pertaining to educational disadvantage in order to inform future policy direction in this important area. While this process is underway, I do not intend to make any changes to the current DEIS programme, including any changes to the current staffing arrangements.
