Jim D'Arcy (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I welcome the fact that there is no change in the pupil-teacher ratio in schools. This is one of the big successes of this Government. It has been said, and it is true, that the number of pupils in small schools has increased. I am open to contradiction on this but I think the number of pupils in classes in small schools is still below the respective number in larger schools.