Aodhán Ó Ríordáin (Dublin North Central, Labour)
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Question 76: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current teacher-pupil ratio for primary and secondary private fee-paying schools; the estimate of the savings which could be generated by increasing the ratio by one point and by two points; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14832/11]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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My Department does not allocate or fund teachers in private fee charging schools at primary level. At post-primary level the pupil-teacher ratio is one teacher for every 20 pupils for fee charging schools. Each one point increase in the staffing ratio for post-primary fee charging schools is estimated to lead to annual savings of the order of €3.5m.