asked the Minister for Agriculture if he will state in respect of the year 1955 (a) the number of persons attending night winter agricultural classes in each county; (b) the number of students attending agricultural schools (i) full-time and (ii) for special short courses; and (c) the number of students taking agricultural science in the universities.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Agricultural Instruction.
The reply is in the form of a tabular statement, which, with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, I propose to circulate with the Official Report.
Following is the reply:—
(a) Number of persons attending night winter agricultural classes in each county during the 1955/56 session.
|
County |
No. of Pupils |
County |
No. of Pupils |
|
Carlow |
112 |
Louth |
— |
|
Cavan |
132 |
Mayo |
483 |
|
Clare |
380 |
Meath |
234 |
|
Cork |
690 |
Monaghan |
131 |
|
Donegal |
263 |
Offaly |
143 |
|
Dublin |
— |
Roscommon |
359 |
|
Galway |
220 |
Sligo |
319 |
|
Kerry |
203 |
Tipperary (N.R.) |
139 |
|
Kildare |
110 |
Tipperary (S.R.) |
197 |
|
Kilkenny |
280 |
Waterford |
102 |
|
Laoighis |
121 |
Westmeath |
130 |
|
Leitrim |
100 |
Wexford |
100 |
|
Limerick |
165 |
Wicklow |
115 |
|
Longford |
66 |
||
|
Total number of pupils |
5,294 |
(b) (i) 332 students attended full time courses at agricultural schools during the 1955/56 session.
(ii) 177 students attended agricultural schools for special short courses in the calendar year 1955.
(c) 389 students in the 1955/56 session.