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Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 5 Apr 1949

Vol. 114 No. 15

Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Technical Education.

asked the Minister for Education if he will state the amounts contributed by the Department and the amounts contributed from local rates, respectively, for the purposes of technical education, for the financial year April, 1948, to March 31st, 1949, under each of the following vocational education committees: City of Dublin, Cork, Limerick and Waterford.

The answer is in the form of a schedule which will be printed in the Official Report.

Following is the schedule:

The amounts contributed by the Department and the amounts contributed from local rates, respectively, for the purposes of technical education, during the financial year ended the 31st March, 1949, under each of the following vocational education committees, are as follows:—

Vocational Education Committee

Department's Contribution

Local Contribution

City of Dublin

134,330

70,980

City of Cork

49,663

9,558

City of Limerick

19,864

4,410

City of Waterford

10,700

2,546

asked the Minister for Education if he will state (i) the number of students attending day and evening classes during the session 1948-49, in schools under each of the following vocational education committees:—City of Dublin, Cork, Limerick and Waterford; and (ii) the aggregate number of attendance hours, in each case, for the same session.

The answer is in the form of a schedule, which will be printed in the Official Report.

Following is the schedule:—

The figures showing the number of students attending day and evening classes, together with the aggregate number of attendance hours, in each of these county borough areas, in respect of the session 1948-49, are not yet available.

The corresponding figures for the session 1947-48 are, however, as follows:—

Number of Students in attendance

Aggregate Number of Attendance Hours

Whole-time Day Classes

Part-time Day Classes

Evening Classes

Whole-time Day Classes

Part-time Day Classes

Evening Classes

City of Dublin

2,948

2,715

14,046

1,789,164

216,905

758,030

City of Cork

728

486

2,639

465,366

47,868

208,409

City of Limerick

644

203

1,406

323,113

22,517

62,585

City of Waterford

243

110

543

146,648

7,422

26,699

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