Richard Boyd Barrett
Question:176. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education the estimated cost of reducing the pupil-teacher ratio from 1:27 to 1:15. [27811/20]
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The annual staffing schedule determines the allocation of teachers to primary schools. For the current school year, it operates on a general average of 26 pupils to every 1 teacher (26:1) which is historically the lowest ever allocation ratio at primary level. Each one point adjustment to the primary staffing schedule would cost approximately €14.5m annually.