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Published: 08 September 2009

EDUCATION Minister Batt O'Keeffe warned yesterday that a union's refusal to teach classes over a certain size could lead to cuts in funding for post-leaving certificate (PLC) colleges.

His blunt message was: If you are not flexible on class size, I will not pay grants for students who drop out.

Mr O'Keeffe threw down the gauntlet to the Teachers' Union of Ireland (TUI), which issued a maximum class-size directive to members in protest at cuts.

"At the end of the day, we will be withdrawing capitation," he warned last night.

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