asked the Minister for Education if he will state in respect of each county the number of schools in which every subject is taught through the medium of Irish, distinguishing between schools in (a) the Fíor-Ghaeltacht, (b) Gaeltacht, (c) Breac Ghaeltacht, (d) Galltacht, and the total number of such schools in (a) the Fíor-Ghaeltacht, (b) Gaeltacht, (c) Breac Ghaeltacht, (d) Galltacht.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Written Answers. - Education Statistics.
Number of schools on 30th June, 1940, in which every subject was taught through the medium of Irish—
|
(a) |
(b) |
(c) |
(d) |
|
|
COUNTY |
Fior Gaeltacht |
Gaeltacht |
Breac Gaeltacht |
Galltacht |
|
Cavan |
— |
— |
— |
3 |
|
Donegal |
71 |
12 |
10 |
14 |
|
Monaghan |
— |
— |
— |
9 |
|
Clare |
— |
4 |
21 |
8 |
|
Cork |
5 |
8 |
12 |
60 |
|
Kerry |
18 |
12 |
23 |
21 |
|
Limerick |
— |
— |
— |
27 |
|
Tipperary |
— |
— |
1 |
20 |
|
Waterford |
2 |
3 |
8 |
10 |
|
Carlow |
— |
— |
— |
3 |
|
Dublin |
— |
— |
— |
61 |
|
Kildare |
— |
— |
— |
3 |
|
Kilkenny |
— |
— |
— |
8 |
|
Leix |
— |
— |
— |
4 |
|
Longford |
— |
— |
— |
2 |
|
Louth |
— |
— |
— |
6 |
|
Meath |
2 |
— |
1 |
6 |
|
Offaly |
— |
— |
— |
3 |
|
Westmeath |
— |
— |
— |
10 |
|
Wexford |
— |
— |
— |
5 |
|
Wicklow |
— |
— |
— |
6 |
|
Galway |
59 |
18 |
28 |
13 |
|
Leitrim |
— |
— |
— |
5 |
|
Mayo |
20 |
20 |
39 |
22 |
|
Roscommon |
— |
— |
— |
10 |
|
Sligo |
— |
— |
1 |
17 |
|
TOTALS |
177 |
77 |
144 |
356 |
asked the Minister for Education if he will state the total number of (a) boys, and (b) girls, in each of the preparatory training colleges, in each of the school years 1938-39, 1939-40, and 1940-41.
Sé seo an méid buachaillí agus cailíní a bhí 'na scoláirí ins na Coláistí Ullmhúcháin fé seach ins na scoil-bhlianta 1938-39, 1939-40, agus 1940-41.
(a)
BUACHAILLÍ.
|
1938/’39 |
1939/’40 |
1940/’41 |
|
|
CHOLAISTE: |
|||
|
Caoimhghín, Baile Átha Cliath |
104 |
— |
— |
|
Éinde, Gaillimh |
81 |
107 |
53 |
|
Mumhan, Magh Ealla(Íosagáin, Baile Mhúirne) |
63 |
59 |
53 |
|
248 |
166 |
106 |
(b)
CAILÍNÍ.
|
1938/’39 |
1939/’40 |
1940/’41 |
|
|
COLAISTE: |
|||
|
Bríghde, Falcharrach |
99 |
75 |
43 |
|
Muire, Tuar Mhic Éadaigh |
93 |
59 |
33 |
|
Íde, Daingean Uí Chúise |
93 |
63 |
44 |
|
285 |
197 |
120 |
|
|
Moibhí, Baile Átha Cliath (Protastúnaigh.) |
38 |
48 |
43 |
asked the Minister for Education if he will state in respect of the years 1937-38, 1938-39, 1939-40, 1940-41, the number of primary schools paid special grants for the teaching of extra subjects, the extra subjects taught, and the amounts paid in respect of each extra subject.
Special grants are paid only in respect of the teaching of cookery and laundry work as extra subjects. Particulars regarding the payment of grants are as follows:—
|
School Year |
No. of Schools in respect of which grants were paid |
Total grants paid in respect of these Schools |
|
1937/38 |
451 |
£5,949 |
|
1938/39 |
428 |
£6,546 |
|
1940/41 |
Notice was given in respect of 586 schools that it was intended to teach Cookery and Laundry work for grants during the school-year. Particulars as to the number of schools in which the subject was, in fact, taught, and as to the amount of grants to be paid, will not be available for some considerable time. |
asked the Minister for Education if he will state in respect of each of the years 1937-38, 1938-39, 1939-40, and 1940-41, the terms under which special increases in capitation grants were made to Irish and bilingual secondary schools, and the total amount of the grants paid in each year, distinguishing between (a) boys, and (b) girls, and (1) Irish, and (2) bilingual.
Secondary schools in which the Irish language is used as a medium of instruction throughout the school year are divided into three classes, namely:—
A. —Schools in which Irish is the sole medium of instruction.
B (1). —Schools in which the time devoted to instruction through Irish is not less than the time devoted to instruction through English.
B (2). —Schools in which at least two subjects are taught through Irish to at least one class, or one subject to two or more classes.
The special increase of the capitation grant to the schools in these categories was paid at the following rates in 1937/38 and 1938/39:—
(a) In the case of a school placed in Class A by a sum not exceeding 25 per cent. of the amount of such grant.
(b) In the case of a school placed in Class B (1), by (i) a sum not exceeding 10 per cent. of the amount of such grant if the extent to which Irish is used as the teaching medium was such that the proportion of the instruction given through Irish in the school was not less than one-half, but less than three-fourths of the total; and (ii) a sum not exceeding 16? per cent. if the proportion of the instruction given through Irish amounted to or exceeded three-fourths of the total. In the case of a modern European language the time devoted to instruction through the medium of that language itself was excluded in determining for the purpose of this regulation the total amount of instruction.
(c) In the case of a school placed in Class B (2), by a sum not exceeding the following percentages of the capitation grants payable in respect of the pupils of the class or classes who received instruction in one or more subjects through Irish: 2½ per cent. for one subject, 5 per cent. for two subjects, 10 per cent. for three or more subjects.
The additional grant paid to a school under (a), (b) or (c) above was further increased by a sum not exceeding 20 per cent. of such additional grant in the case of a school in which not less than half the pupils received instruction in seven subjects which included two languages in addition to Irish and English.
Owing to the necessity for economy in public expenditure during the present emergency the following alterations were made in the rates payable in respect of the school year 1939-40 to schools admitted to Class A, Class B. 1 and Class B. 2, viz.:—
Class A Schools—15 per cent. instead of 25 per cent.
Class B. 1 Schools—10 per cent. instead of 16? per cent.
Class B. 2 Schools—2 per cent., 4 per cent. and 6 per cent. instead of 2½ per cent., 5 per cent. and 10 per cent. respectively.
For a similar reason the regulation providing for a further increase in the additional grant payable in the case of a school in which not less than half the pupils received instruction in seven subjects, which included two languages in addition to Irish and English, was suspended.
The amounts of the Irish and bilingual grants paid to schools in respect of the school years 1937-38, 1938-39, and 1939-40 were:—
|
School Year 1937-38 |
School Year 1938-39 |
School Year 1939-40 |
|||||||
|
£ |
s. |
d. |
£ |
s. |
d. |
£ |
s. |
d. |
|
|
Boys’ Schools |
10,381 |
11 |
6 |
10,920 |
3 |
2 |
7,498 |
11 |
7 |
|
Girls’,, |
11,321 |
17 |
0 |
11,685 |
14 |
8 |
6,820 |
14 |
9 |
|
Mixed ,, |
240 |
7 |
7 |
272 |
8 |
11 |
219 |
0 |
0 |
|
TOTAL |
21,943 |
16 |
1 |
22,878 |
6 |
9 |
14,538 |
6 |
4 |
No grants have yet been paid in respect of the school year 1940-41.
asked the Minister for Education if he will state (1) the boys' and (2) the girls' secondary schools to which special increased capitation grants were granted as being (a) Irish, (b) bilingual schools, in each of the years 1937-38 and 1939-40.
The information asked for is contained in the Department's official printed lists of schools of which I am supplying copies to the Deputy. The lists for 1938-39 and 1940-41 contain the registration of the previous school year in each case. Schools in which instruction is given wholly through the medium of Irish are indicated by the letter "A" and the bilingual schools by the symbols "B. 1" and "B. 2."
asked the Minister for Education if he will state the number of persons admitted to each of the training colleges in each of the years 1938, 1939, 1940, and 1941, and the channels through which they were admitted distinguishing between (1) lay persons and (2) members of religious orders.
Admissions to the training colleges for 1941 will not take place until September next. The information required for 1938, 1939 and 1940 is as follows:—
MEN'S COLLEGES.
|
ST. PATRICK’S, DRUMCONDRA |
1938 |
1939 |
1940 |
|
Category of Student: |
|||
|
Preparatory College |
46 |
71 |
45 |
|
Pupil Teacher |
2 |
— |
— |
|
Open Competition |
— |
— |
*1 |
|
University Graduates |
— |
— |
— |
|
Religious |
— |
— |
— |
|
TOTAL |
48 |
71 |
46 |
* Deferred admission.
|
DE LA SALLE, WATERFORD |
1938 |
1939 |
1940 |
|
Category of Student: |
|||
|
Preparatory College |
23 |
— |
— |
|
Pupil Teacher |
1 |
— |
— |
|
Open Competition |
— |
— |
— |
|
University Graduates |
— |
— |
— |
|
Religious |
14 |
21 |
21 |
|
TOTAL |
38 |
21 |
21 |
|
IRISH CHRISTIAN BROTHERS, MARINO |
1938 |
1939 |
1940 |
|
Category of Student: |
|||
|
Religious |
40 |
34 |
45 |
|
CHURCH OF IRELAND, KILDARE PLACE |
1938 |
1939 |
1940 |
|
Category of Student: |
|||
|
Preparatory College (only). |
3 |
— |
— |
NOTE:— The admission of men candidates through the "Open Competition" and "University Graduate" avenues has been suspended since 1938 inclusive.
WOMEN'S COLLEGES.
|
OUR LADY OF MERCY, BLACKROCK |
1938 |
1939 |
1940 |
|
Category of Student: |
|||
|
Preparatory College |
23 |
38 |
49 |
|
Pupil Teacher |
9 |
1 |
— |
|
Open Competition |
— |
— |
— |
|
University Graduates |
— |
— |
1 |
|
Untrained Assistants (Lay). |
3 |
1 |
1 |
|
*Religious |
55 |
72 |
60 |
|
TOTAL |
90 |
112 |
111 |
|
MARY IMMACULATE, LIMERICK |
1938 |
1939 |
1940 |
|
Category of Student: |
|||
|
Preparatory College |
44 |
42 |
28 |
|
Pupil Teacher |
5 |
— |
— |
|
Open Competition |
— |
— |
— |
|
University Graduates |
— |
— |
— |
|
Untrained Assistants (Lay). |
— |
2 |
2 |
|
*Religious |
5 |
4 |
4 |
|
TOTAL |
54 |
48 |
34 |
|
CHURCH OF IRELAND, KILDARE PLACE |
1938 |
1939 |
1940 |
|
Category of Student: |
|||
|
Preparatory College |
9 |
6 |
12 |
|
Open Competition |
— |
1 |
— |
|
TOTAL |
9 |
7 |
12 |
*The figures for this category include Extern Students.
NOTE:— The admission of lay women candidates through the "Open Competition" and "University Graduate" avenues was suspended in these years with the exception of the student admitted to Church of Ireland College in 1939.
asked the Minister for Education if he will state the total number of (a) children, and (b) families, in the (1) Fíor-Ghaeltacht, (2) Gaeltacht, (3) Breac-Ghaeltacht, in respect of whom the bonus to parents or guardians of Irish-speaking families was paid in respect of the school year 1939-1940, distinguishing between each separate county, and indicating the gross total of children and families in (1) the Fíor-Ghaeltacht, (2) the Gaeltacht, (3) the Breac-Ghaeltacht.
Tá uimhreacha na bpáistí agus na lintighe a thuill an deontas i naghaidh na scoilbhliana 1939-40 dá gcur le chéile fé lathair, agus tá súil againn go mbeidh siad ullamh fé cheann seachtmhaine.
asked the Minister for Education if he will state the total number of (a) children, and (b) families, in the (1) Fíor-Ghaeltacht, (2) Gaeltacht, (3) Breac-Ghaeltacht, in respect of whom the bonus to parents or guardians of Irish-speaking families was paid in respect of the school year 1938-39, distinguishing between each separate county, and indicating the gross total of children and families in (1) the Fíor-Ghaeltacht, (2) the Gaeltacht, and (3) the Breac-Ghaeltacht.
Ag seo tuairisc ar an méid páistí agus línte-tighe a thuill an deontas i n-aghaidh na scoilbhliadhna 1938-39:—
|
(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
||||
|
CONNDAE |
Fíor-Ghaedhealtacht |
Gaedhealtacht |
Breac-Ghaedhealtacht |
|||
|
(a)Páistí |
(b)Lín-tighe |
(a)Páistí |
(b)Lín-tighe |
(a)Páistí |
(b)Lín-tighe |
|
|
Tírchonaill |
3,221 |
1,611 |
559 |
300 |
220 |
108 |
|
Mhuigheó |
819 |
400 |
411 |
188 |
195 |
101 |
|
Na Gaillimhe |
2,897 |
1,255 |
708 |
342 |
175 |
91 |
|
An Chláir |
— |
— |
2 |
1 |
13 |
7 |
|
Chiarraighe |
796 |
359 |
144 |
70 |
62 |
28 |
|
Chorcaighe |
195 |
100 |
72 |
40 |
31 |
19 |
|
Phuirtláirge |
128 |
56 |
88 |
45 |
6 |
4 |
|
Na Midhe |
128 |
56 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
IOMLÁN |
8,184 |
3,837 |
1,984 |
986 |
702 |
358 |
Iomlán na bpáistí a thuill an Deontas 1938/39—10,870.
Iomlán na línte tighe a thuill an Deontas —5,181.
asked the Minister for Education if he will state the numbers of primary teachers employed on the 30th June, in each of the years 1938, 1939 and 1940, distinguishing between (1) men and (2) women, and also between (a) principal and assistant teachers, (b) junior assistant mistresses, (c) members of religious orders, in schools paid by capitation, (d) lay assistant teachers, in schools paid by capitation.
The information desired by the Deputy is as follows:—
TABLE SHOWING THE NUMBER OF PRIMARY TEACHERS EMPLOYED IN NATIONAL SCHOOLS ON 30TH JUNE, 1938: 30TH JUNE, 1939: 30TH JUNE, 1940.
|
30TH JUNE, 1938 |
30TH JUNE, 1939 |
30TH JUNE, 1940 |
|||||||
|
Men |
Women |
Total |
Men |
Women |
Total |
Men |
Women |
Total |
|
|
Principals |
2,810 |
1,962 |
4,772 |
2,842 |
1,898 |
4,740 |
2,818 |
1,881 |
4,699 |
|
Assistants |
948 |
3,361 |
4,309 |
999 |
3,305 |
4,304 |
1,025 |
3,270 |
4,295 |
|
Junior Assistant Mistresses |
— |
1,686 |
1,686 |
— |
1,627 |
1,627 |
— |
1,580 |
1,580 |
|
Members of Religious Orders |
281 |
1,542 |
1,823 |
298 |
1,538 |
1,836 |
329 |
1,609 |
1,938 |
|
Lay Assistant Teachers who are members of the minimum recognised staff in Monastery and Convent Schools paid by Capitation |
241 |
526 |
767 |
232 |
521 |
753 |
221 |
556 |
777 |
|
TOTALS |
4,280 |
9,077 |
13,357 |
4,371 |
8,889 |
13,260 |
4,393 |
8,896 |
13,289 |
asked the Minister for Education if he will state (1) the number of national schools in operation, (2) the average number of pupils on the rolls, (3) the average daily attendance, (4) the average daily attendance as a percentage of the average on the rolls, for each of the years 1937-38, 1938-39, 1939-40.
The information desired by the Deputy is as follows:—
|
Year |
Number of National Schools |
Average Number of Pupils on Rolls |
Average Daily Attend- ance |
Percentage of Average Daily Attendance to Average Number On Rolls |
|
30th June, 1938. |
5,166 |
469,925 |
392,925 |
83,6 |
|
30th June, 1939. |
5,127 |
462,526 |
384,572 |
83,1 |
|
30th June, 1940. |
5,114 |
464,108 |
389,390 |
83,9 |
asked the Minister for Education if he will state the total number of pupils on the rolls on the 30th June, 1940, in (a) the infants, (b) first, (c) second, (d) third, (e) fourth, (f) fifth, (g) sixth, (h) seventh, (i) eighth standards, and the gross total number of pupils on the rolls.
The particulars desired by the Deputy are as follows:—
|
Infants |
127,504 |
|
First Standard |
57,051 |
|
Second,, |
58,258 |
|
Third,, |
57,380 |
|
Fourth ,, |
55,768 |
|
Fifth ,, |
51,566 |
|
Sixth ,, |
38,856 |
|
Seventh ,, |
18,051 |
|
Eighth ,, |
6,799 |
|
Total: |
471,233 |