Kathleen Funchion (Carlow-Kilkenny, Sinn Fein)
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155. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost for each one point reduction in the academic staff to student ratio for institutes of technology. [27506/18]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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The current staff:student ratio in Institutes of Technology is 17:1. This is calculated based on the 2016/17 enrolment figures.  This is based on the ratio of full time students to core teaching staff.

A one point reduction would require an estimated additional 280 FTE academic staff– estimated cost €17m.