Donie Cassidy (Fianna Fail)

——for those classes. On the other hand, of 80 schools, 17 will now be due an additional post when the pupils in question are divided among the mainstream classes. Essentially, the loss of the teaching posts from the mild classes will be offset by the additional posts required to maintain the lower class sizes because of their disadvantaged categorisation. I will endeavour to have the Minister come back to the House to explain the issue in minute detail to colleagues and for a debate to take place on the issue on which colleagues have strong views.