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Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 25 Feb 1959

Vol. 173 No. 1

Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Schools Building and Enlargement Programme.

50.

asked the Minister for Education if he will state the total number of schools in respect of each county (a) that require to be replaced, (b) that require to be reconstructed or enlarged, (c) which have been completed since 6th March, 1958, and (d) which have been reconstructed or enlarged since that time.

The reply is in the form of a tabular statement which with your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, I propose to circulate in the official report.

REPLACEMENT RECONSTRUCTION AND ENLARGEMENT OF NATIONAL SCHOOLS

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)*

(6)*

County

Number of National Schools which require to be replaced.

Number of National Schools which require to be reconstructed or enlarged.

Number of cases included in Column (1) in which grants have been sanctioned for new schools but building operations have not yet been commenced.

Number of cases included in Column (2) in which grants have been sanctioned for the projects but works have not yet been commenced.

Number of new schools which were completed in the period from 1 April, 1958, to 31 December, 1958.

Number of schools which were reconstructed or enlarged in the period from 1 April, 1958 to 31 December 1958.

Carlow

12

2

1

2

2

Cavan

20

4

3

1

1

1

Clare

37

10

4

2

4

Cork

70

14

20

11

7

5

Donegal

46

18

4

7

4

4

Dublin

27

12

6

8

1

9

Galway

51

7

7

4

7

2

Kerry

54

4

6

9

3

2

Kildare

18

3

3

4

3

2

Kilkenny

22

2

3

Laois

13

6

2

4

3

Leitrim

11

3

1

3

1

Limerick

48

10

6

1

1

Longford

6

4

1

1

Louth

17

1

5

4

2

1

Mayo

52

15

5

6

3

1

Meath

14

8

5

4

2

Monaghan

24

1

2

3

2

Offaly

20

8

4

2

3

Roscommon

21

7

6

7

4

2

Sligo

18

3

4

1

3

Tipperary

50

14

11

6

1

1

Waterford

23

5

4

5

Westmeath

17

2

4

Wexford

23

10

4

5

2

Wicklow

27

2

9

2

1

1

Total

741

173

123

106

59

37

*As the records kept by the Commissioners of Public Works relate to quarterly periods only, it is not possible to give this information in respect of the period from 6 March, 1958, to date.

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