104. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on a reduction in teachers for schools based on enrolment; the actions her Department is taking to address this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40749/26]
Topics / Pupil-Teacher Ratio
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsPupil-Teacher Ratio
113 questions from 43 TDs, between 13 February 2025 and 20 October 2026.
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111 written, 2 oral
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Independents counted together
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| January 2025 | 0 |
| February 2025 | 3 |
| March 2025 | 0 |
| April 2025 | 7 |
| May 2025 | 3 |
| June 2025 | 5 |
| July 2025 | 17 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 4 |
| October 2025 | 4 |
| November 2025 | 2 |
| December 2025 | 1 |
| January 2026 | 3 |
| February 2026 | 0 |
| March 2026 | 9 |
| April 2026 | 1 |
| May 2026 | 5 |
| June 2026 | 18 |
| July 2026 | 23 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 3 |
| October 2026 | 5 |
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152. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the Programme for Government commitment of bringing pupils teacher ratio levels down to European norms of 19:1; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39847/26]
86. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department is committed to ensuring low student-teacher ratios for DEIS and DEIS Plus schools; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a school (details supplied) is due to lose a mainstream class teacher as their pupil numbers on 30 September were 165 and not 166; if she will engage with the school to ensure that their student-tea…
580. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide the average primary school class size and ratio in County Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34410/26]
358. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of schools in Longford and Westmeath that will from September 2026, be forced to have mixed year classes due to loss of a teacher. [29008/26]
281. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education and Youth the average, median, maximum and minimum primary school class sizes for the Cork City and Cork County Council areas from 2019 to date in 2026, in tabular form. [23419/26]
519. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Education and Youth the average class size at primary and post-primary level for each of the past five years, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22046/26]
700. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the work ongoing within her Department to reduce the student teacher ratio in primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18859/26]
701. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the work ongoing within her Department to reduce the student teacher ratio in secondary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18860/26]
703. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the national average student teacher ratio in primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18862/26]
704. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the average student teacher ratio in primary schools in Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18863/26]
705. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the national average student teacher ratio in primary schools that do not have any DEIS status; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18864/26]
706. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the national average student teacher ratio in private primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18865/26]
707. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth regarding the average student teacher ratio in private primary schools in Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18866/26]
530. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an updated, year-by-year plan and resourcing plan to achieve the Programme for Government commitment of a pupil-teacher ratio of 19:1 in primary schools'; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3724/26]
342. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Education and Youth the average class size in primary and post-primary schools in County Waterford at the end of each of the years 2020 to 2025; and the way this compares to the national average, in tabular form. [3167/26]
343. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Education and Youth the average class size in primary and post-primary schools at the end of each year 2020 to 2025; and the numbers for each county, in tabular form. [3168/26]
118. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Education and Youth the progress which has been made in reducing pupil teacher ratios since the publishment of the Programme for Government. [70813/25]
248. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current pupil–teacher ratio in primary and secondary schools located in the Dublin 3, Dublin 5, Dublin 7, and Dublin 9 areas; the way in which these ratios compare with the national averages, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60919/25]
845. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of students per classroom in either primary or secondary school; her Department recommendations for schools in a situation where there are more than the recommended allocated number of students in a classroom; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59539/25]
505. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of additional teachers needed to reduce the pupil teacher ratio by one point; and the reason her Department has failed to reduce the pupil teacher ratio in classrooms by even one point, as budget 2026 only provides an additional 182 mainstream teachers. [55318/25]
510. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the breakdown of the €3 million allocation in budget 2026 to provide additional deputy principals in primary and post-primary schools; and the number of additional deputy principals are expected to be hired, broken down by primary and post-primary level. [55323/25]
229. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Education and Youth her views on the issues raised in correspondence (details supplied); if she will have this matter examined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53732/25]
66. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth to examine the case of a school (details supplied) who lost a teacher due to student numbers in 2024 and risk doing so again in 2026, if the current rules on student numbers to teacher places are applied; if she agrees that this runs contrary to government commitments to reduce the pupil teacher ratio and target large class sizes; her views that larger,…
430. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the teacher student ratio and average class size in primary and secondary schools, by county, from 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51265/25]