Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)

It is also important to recognise the significant improvements that have been made in the staffing of second level schools in recent years. The overall pupil-teacher ratio fell from 13.9:1 in the 2001-02 school year to 13.1:1 in the 2006-07 year. In the 2001-02 school year, there were approximately 24,500 whole-time equivalent teaching posts allocated to second level schools. For 2006-07, the corresponding figure was 25,500 whole-time equivalent posts.

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