Brian Hayes (Dublin South West, Fine Gael)

We do not know if the Minister will still be in the position to continue this process in a month. The very best of luck to her in the Cabinet reshuffle. Will she inform the House how much it will cost to reduce the average size by one child in the staffing schedule? My information is that it is not a large amount of money.

Will she give a guarantee to the House that she will honour the commitment made before, during and after the general election for the 2009 staffing schedule?

Is it still the Government's policy, enunciated in 2002, that children nine years of age and younger will be in class sizes of 20 or fewer?

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