Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 196: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the degree to which pupil-teacher ratios in the classroom or class sizes have altered at primary schools throughout the country, on a county basis, in each of the past five years and to date in 2010; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18606/10]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The information requested by the Deputy in relation to class size is attached. Pupil Teacher Ratio in respect of all schools is currently only available at national level and not disaggregated by county or any other variable. The data for the current school year (2009/2010) are currently being compiled by my Department and the final outcome will be available later in the year. PTR at National Level is set out as follows: 2004/2005 17.1 2005/2006 17 2006/2007 16.4 2007/2008 16.0 2008/2009 15.9