Galway Senator calls for changes to Gaeltacht pupil teacher ratio
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A Galway Senator is calling for changes regarding the pupil teacher ratio in Gaeltacht schools to be reversed.
Gaeltacht primary schools used to have a slightly better ratio compared to other schools, but this was increased in the 2012 budget.
It's now thought around 80 percent of the Gaeltacht primary schools nationwide have four teachers or less.
An Oireachtas joint committee on education and social protection recently met with Cork based eagraíocht na scoileanna to discuss the mater.
As well as a change to the pupil teacher ratio, the group wants a specific policy for Gaeltacht education, and say a specific organisation should be responsible for this sector.