Jonathan O'Brien (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 53: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to cut second level teaching posts in County Cork over the next 12 months; and if he will provide details of same. [38324/11]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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While difficult choices had to be made to identify savings across my Department's remit, the Government has gone as far as it could to protect front line services in 2012. The recent changes announced in the Budget were made within the context of bringing our overall public expenditure back into line with what we can afford as a country. The challenge is to ensure that the resources that are provided to schools are used by them to maximum effect in terms of providing an appropriate range of subjects to meet the needs of our knowledge economy and in delivering the best possible outcomes for all our pupils. My Department will be notifying schools of the impact of the budget changes in January, 2012.