Thomas Byrne (Meath East, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

On the pupil-teacher ratio, I know from my constituency that our class sizes are among the biggest in the country but this is a country-wide issue. No progress has yet been made on this despite its being subject to a key commitment in the confidence and supply agreement. It is very important, not just to this party but also to the country as a whole. It is also a commitment in the programme for Government. I would certainly like to hear something substantial from the Minister on it. It is the one thing in the Government's action plan on education for which there is no action plan. We would like to hear more detail on it and get something happening next week. We would like some kind of detailed progress plan that can give people some expectation as to how the Government will deal with this issue.

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