asked the Minister for Education if he will state for boys and girls separately the number of persons (distinguishing between those under sixteen years of age and those aged sixteen years and over) attending Vocational Education Schools during the last session for which the information is available; and if he will indicate in respect of the years 1925 to 1934, inclusive, the number of such schools in existence in each county borough, urban district and rural centre.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Vocational Education Schools.
The answer contains a tabular statement, which will be circulated in the Official Debates. Following is the information:—
AN ROINN OIDEACHAIS—BRAINSE AN CHEÁRD-OIDEACHAIS
(DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION—TECHNICAL INSTRUCTION BRANCH).
RETURN shewing the number of Boys and Girls over and under 16 years of age attending Vocational Schools during the Session for which the latest information is available, viz., 1933-34:—
|
Over 16 |
Under 16 |
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|
Boys |
Girls |
Boys |
Girls |
|
19,986 |
21,214 |
6,313 |
7,018 |
AN ROINN OIDEACHAIS—BRAINSE AN CHEÁRD-OIDEACHAIS
(DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION—TECHNICAL INSTRUCTION BRANCH).
Total Number of Schools and Sessional Centres at which Technical Instruction or Vocational Education was provided in the Session from 1925-26 to 1933-34:—
|
A. |
B. |
|
|
Session |
Total No. of Schools and Sessional Centres |
No. of Established Continuation or Technical Schools included in A. |
|
1925-26 |
877 |
64 |
|
1926-27 |
793 |
67 |
|
1927-28 |
764 |
70 |
|
1928-29 |
763 |
70 |
|
1929-30 |
743 |
72 |
|
1930-31 |
739 |
77 |
|
1931-32 |
676 |
77 |
|
1932-33 |
651 |
98 |
|
1933-34 |
616 |
122 |
The decrease in the figures under A is due to the fact that students from groups of centres where only Sessional Classes were held, have transferred to newly-erected Technical Schools with fuller facilities and serving a comparatively wide area. This is reflected in the increases shown in the figures under B.
Number of Schools and Sessional Centres at which Technical Instruction was provided during the Sessions, 1925-26 to 1929-30:—
|
Scheme |
Sessions |
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|
1925-26 |
1926-27 |
1927-28 |
1928-29 |
1929-30 |
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|
County Borough Technical Instruction Committees. |
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|
Cork |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
These figures include permanent Centres and Centres at which full Sessional Courses were given, and exclude any Centres at which only short Courses were held. |
|
Dublin |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
|
|
Limerick |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
Waterford |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
Urban District Technical Instruction Committees. |
||||||
|
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
They relate to the Areas under the jurisdiction of Technical Instruction Committees prior to the coming into operation of the Vocational Education Act, 1930. |
|
|
Clonme |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
Cobh |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
Enniscorthy |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
New |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
North |
1 |
1 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
|
|
20 |
22 |
21 |
20 |
19 |
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|
Tralee |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
Wexford |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
Athlone |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
Blackrock |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
Dalkey |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
Drogheda |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
Dún Laoghaire |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
Galway |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
Pembroke |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
|
|
Rathmines |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
Sligo |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
County Technical Instruction Committees. |
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|
Co. Carlow |
4 |
5 |
6 |
4 |
2 |
|
|
Cavan |
47 |
48 |
39 |
28 |
24 |
|
|
Clare |
22 |
27 |
24 |
29 |
33 |
|
|
Cork |
142 |
113 |
118 |
121 |
109 |
|
|
Donegal |
21 |
13 |
13 |
13 |
22 |
|
|
Dublin |
21 |
15 |
22 |
16 |
22 |
|
|
Galway |
25 |
30 |
33 |
30 |
38 |
|
|
Kerry |
31 |
35 |
33 |
24 |
20 |
|
|
Kildare |
22 |
7 |
13 |
14 |
19 |
|
|
Kilkenny |
43 |
38 |
35 |
40 |
37 |
|
|
Laoighis |
30 |
29 |
17 |
18 |
17 |
|
|
Leitrim |
27 |
16 |
17 |
21 |
20 |
|
|
Limerick |
45 |
46 |
40 |
36 |
41 |
These figures include permanent Centres and Centres at which full Sessional Sessional Courses were given, and exclude any Centres at which only short Courses were held.They relate to the Areas under the jurisdiction of Technical Instruction Committees prior to the coming into operation of the Vocational Education Act, 1930. |
|
Longford |
14 |
5 |
5 |
19 |
11 |
|
|
Louth |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
Mayo |
43 |
31 |
25 |
23 |
24 |
|
|
Meath |
24 |
20 |
21 |
27 |
21 |
|
|
Monaghan |
21 |
24 |
13 |
12 |
15 |
|
|
Offlay |
15 |
14 |
27 |
22 |
23 |
|
|
Roscommon |
40 |
42 |
44 |
44 |
41 |
|
|
Sligo |
6 |
6 |
17 |
24 |
26 |
|
|
Tipperary N.R. |
21 |
26 |
22 |
19 |
14 |
|
|
Tipperary S.R. |
41 |
36 |
33 |
31 |
29 |
|
|
Waterford |
45 |
39 |
31 |
30 |
20 |
|
|
Westmeath |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
|
|
Wexford |
46 |
51 |
38 |
39 |
40 |
|
|
Wicklow |
31 |
25 |
22 |
24 |
20 |
Number of Schools and Sessional Centres at which Vocational Education was provided during the Sessions, 1930-31 to 1933-34:—
|
Scheme |
Sessions |
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|
1930-31 |
1931-32 |
1932-33 |
1933-34 |
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|
County Borough V.E. Committees. |
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|
Cork |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
These figures include permanent Centres and Centres at which full Sessional Courses were given, and exclude any Centres at which only short Courses were held. |
|
Dublin |
7 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
|
|
Limerick |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
Waterford |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
Urban District V.E. Committees. |
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|
Bray |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
They relate to the Areas administered by V.E. Committees constituted under the Vocational Education Act, 1930. |
|
Birr |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
|
Clonmel |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
|
Cobh |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
|
Enniscorthy |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
|
New Ross |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
|
North Wicklow |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
|
Tipperary Jt. (U. & R.) |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
|
Tralee |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
Wexford |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
Athlone |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
|
Blackrock |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
|
Dalkey |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
|
Drogheda |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
Dún Laoghaire |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
|
|
Galway |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
Pembroke |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
|
Rathmines |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
|
Sligo |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
County V.E. Committees. |
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|
Co. Carlow |
2 |
5 |
5 |
6 |
|
|
Cavan |
26 |
31 |
17 |
13 |
|
|
Clare |
36 |
30 |
27 |
13 |
|
|
Cork |
105 |
93 |
87 |
92 |
|
|
Donegal |
19 |
38 |
44 |
42 |
|
|
Dublin |
20 |
18 |
19 |
20 |
|
|
Galway |
34 |
34 |
31 |
33 |
|
|
Kerry |
26 |
23 |
29 |
30 |
|
|
Kildare |
20 |
16 |
18 |
24 |
|
|
Kilkenny |
29 |
23 |
23 |
30 |
|
|
Laoighis |
18 |
15 |
17 |
21 |
|
|
Leitrim |
18 |
16 |
14 |
23 |
|
|
Limerick |
39 |
28 |
23 |
21 |
|
|
Longford |
14 |
9 |
9 |
3 |
|
|
Louth |
1 |
10 |
11 |
6 |
|
|
Mayo |
27 |
43 |
28 |
22 |
|
|
Meath |
25 |
25 |
17 |
12 |
|
|
Monaghan |
17 |
11 |
11 |
10 |
|
|
Offaly |
21 |
18 |
11 |
12 |
|
|
Roscommon |
39 |
37 |
42 |
40 |
|
|
Sligo |
23 |
9 |
17 |
11 |
|
|
Tipperary N.R. |
10 |
6 |
8 |
8 |
|
|
Tipperary S.R. |
55 |
23 |
29 |
25 |
|
|
Waterford |
20 |
19 |
21 |
19 |
|
|
Westmeath |
3 |
15 |
10 |
8 |
|
|
Wexford |
42 |
48 |
46 |
40 |
|
|
Wicklow |
28 |
11 |
15 |
10 |
asked the Minister for Education if he will state separately for rural and urban centres the number of persons (distinguishing between males and females) attending Vocational Education Schools who in the last session for which the information is available enrolled for (a) Commercial Courses; (b) Industrial Training, and (c) Cultural Studies.
The statistics relating to Vocational Education have not been compiled in such a way as to make this information readily available. These statistics show, however, that in the year ending 31st August, 1934 (the last session for which the information is available) the numbers and occupations of students in attendance at courses of instruction under schemes of Vocational Education were as follows:
|
Occupational Group |
Urban Areas |
County Areas |
Totals |
Grand Total |
Each Group as a percentage of the total number of students |
|||
|
Male |
Female |
Male |
Female |
Male |
Female |
|||
|
1. Industrial Workers |
2,396 |
870 |
1,611 |
468 |
4,007 |
1,338 |
5,345 |
8.6 |
|
2. Commerce, Civil Service, and Local Government |
1,996 |
2,778 |
2,056 |
1,577 |
4,052 |
4,355 |
8,407 |
13.5 |
|
3. Domestic Employment and Domestic Duties |
8 |
2,424 |
554 |
7,882 |
562 |
10,306 |
10,868 |
17.5 |
|
4. Agriculture |
95 |
25 |
7,954 |
1,437 |
8,049 |
1,462 |
9,511 |
15.3 |
|
5. Other Occupations |
660 |
706 |
1,037 |
1,031 |
1,697 |
1,737 |
3,434 |
5.5 |
|
6. Whole-time, continuation and other whole-time Schools |
2,821 |
2,640 |
4,171 |
4,753 |
6,992 |
7,393 |
14,385 |
23.1 |
|
7. No occupation |
1,479 |
1,918 |
2,910 |
3,974 |
4,389 |
5,892 |
10,281 |
16.5 |
|
TOTALS |
9,455 |
11,361 |
20,293 |
21,122 |
29,748 |
32,483 |
62,231 |
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