asked the Minister for Education if he will state the number of undergraduate students in the three constituent college of the National University and in the University of Dublin in the years 1950-51 and 1951-52 and the number of such students who were in receipt of local authority scholarships.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Local Authority Scholarships.
asked the Minister for Education if he will state the total number of university scholarships awarded by local authorities in each of the last three years.
With your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, I propose to take Questions Nos. 19 and 20 together, and, as the answer contains a number of tabular statements, to circulate it with the Official Report.
(a) The number of undergraduate students in the three constituent colleges of the National University and in the University of Dublin in the years 1950-51 and 1951-52 respectively was:—
|
1950-51 |
1951-52 |
|
|
University College, Dublin |
2,580 |
2,594 |
|
University College, Cork |
830 |
809 |
|
University College, Galway |
800 |
784 |
|
Dublin University |
2,016 |
1,948 |
|
TOTAL |
6,226 |
6,135 |
(b) The total number of local authority scholarships held by university students in the year 1951-52 was 327, viz.:—
|
Undergraduate |
Postgraduate |
|
|
University College, Dublin |
203 |
14 |
|
University College, Cork |
45 |
3 |
|
University College, Galway |
57 |
5 |
|
Dublin University |
Nil |
Nil |
|
305 |
22 |
(c) I have not information at the moment as to the number of university scholarships awarded by localauthorities in the years 1950-51 and 1952-53. I am having inquiry made, however, from the appropriate authorities and hope to be in a position to supply the Deputy with the information at an early date.