asked the Minister for Education the total number of classrooms in the new national schools built in each of the years 1950 to 1961 inclusive.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - School Classrooms.
The information requested by the Deputy, in so far as it is available, is being supplied in the form of a tabular statement which, with your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, I propose to circulate with the Official Report.
Following is the statement:
TABULAR statement showing the number of new National Schools built in each of the years 1950 to 1961 and showing, where the information is available, the number of classrooms and total classroom accommodation.
Year ended |
Number of Schools |
Number of Classrooms |
Total Accommodation |
31st March, 1950 |
46 |
— |
— |
,,,,1951 |
47 |
— |
— |
,,,,1952 |
50 |
— |
— |
,,,,1953 |
31 |
— |
— |
,,,,1954 |
70 |
— |
— |
,,,,1955 |
56 |
231 |
9,544 |
,,,,1956 |
46 |
146 |
5,436 |
,,,,1957 |
64 |
238 |
9,512 |
,,,,1958 |
45 |
339 |
14,512 |
,,,,1959 |
92 |
363 |
14,194 |
,,,,1960 |
85 |
312 |
12,605 |
,,,,1961 |
84 |
286 |
10,901 |
Records showing number of classrooms have been compiled only since 1st April, 1954.