Timeline for Class-Size Reductions
Horgan asked when the Minister’s stated reduction in maximum class size from 45 to 40 would happen. The Minister mistakenly treated it as a question about county ratios, and Mitchell corrected him.
Might I ask the Minister whether he could be more specific in relation to the statement he issued from the Government Information Services in which he said that he would secure, within a few years, a reduction from 45 to 40 in the maximum class size in national schools? Could he indicate what he means by within a few years?
Comment on this
I have more respect for the intelligence of the Deputy than to attribute to him that he does not understand the question he asked. I was asked the question regarding the pupil/ teacher ratio in primary schools in each county and county borough.
