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55 Mr. Doyle asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the fact that some classes at Star of the Sea National School, Sandymount, County Dublin have 38 pupils on register; if she has satisfied herself that pupils in these large classes can receive adequate basic tuition to give them a grounding for the future; and the steps she intends to take to improve the pupil-teacher ratio.
56 Mr. Doyle asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the fact that some classes at Scoil Mhuire Lakelands national school, Sandymount, County Dublin have 38 pupils on register; if she has satisfied herself that pupils in these large classes can receive adequate basic tuition to give them a grounding for the future; and the steps she intends to take to improve the pupil/teacher ratio.
I propose to take Questions Nos. 55 and 56 together.
School authorities, in particular the principal teacher, are responsible for arranging the organisation of the school so as to ensure that no class group exceeds 39 (in the case of a single-grade class-group); 38 (in the case of a class-group with two consecutive grades); 35 (in the case of a multi-grade class group).
