asked the Minister for Education if secondary schools who have religious (priests and nuns) on their staff will be allowed to replace those teachers in the event of their being transferred to other religious duties in schools where staff numbers must be reduced in order to comply with the new pupilteacher ratio.
Written Answers. - Pupil-Teacher Ratio.
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In connection with the introduction of the revised quota arrangements for secondary schools, provision has been made for an appeals procedure. In that context my Department will be prepared to give sympathetic consideration to any proposals put by management authorities of secondary schools in relation to circumstances such as outlined by the Deputy.