Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 10 Jun 1964

Vol. 210 No. 7

Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - University Students.

31.

Mr. Coughlan

asked the Minister for Education if he will state in respect of the latest academic year for which such statistics are available the number of full-time students attending University College, Dublin, the residence of whose parents or guardians is (1) within thirty miles of (a) Dublin (b) Cork (c) Galway and (d) Limerick, (2) in the remainder of the State, (3) in Northern Ireland, (4) in Great Britain, and (5) in other foreign countries; and if he will give similar figures in respect of University College, Cork and University College, Galway.

32.

Mr. T. O'Donnell

asked the Minister for Education the total number of full-time students attending, in the academic years 1962-63 and 1963-64, at each of the constituent colleges of the National University of Ireland and Trinity College, Dublin; and how many of these are (a) resident within thirty miles of the college, (b) from the remainder of the State, (c) from Northern Ireland, (d) from England, Scotland and Wales, and (e) from other foreign countries.

Mr. J. Lynch

With your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, I propose to take Questions Nos. 31 and 32 together.

The information requested by the Deputies is not available in respect of 1963-64. The particulars for 1962-63 take the form of a tabular statement which, with your permission, I propose to circulate with the Official Report. There are no statistics available in respect of students from Limerick.

Following is the statement:

1962-63 Full-Time University Students.

	U.C.D.	U.C.C.	U.C.G.	N.U.I.	T.C.D.	Total
Within 30 miles	2,843	940	552	4,335	658	4,993
Rest of Ireland	1,701	682	705	3,088	460	3,548
Northern Ireland	110	9	9	128	472	600
Great Britain	105	42	3	150	1,011	1,161
Elsewhere	332	53	69	454	363	817
TOTAL	5,091	1,726	1,338	8,155	2,964	11,119

33.

Mr. Coughlan

asked the Minister for Education if he will state in respect of each of the years 1932, 1942, 1952 and 1963 (a) the total number of students, (b) the number of full-time students, and (c) the number of post-graduate students, in (1) University College, Dublin (2) University College, Cork (3) University College, Galway and (4) Dublin University.

34.

Mr. T. O'Donnell

asked the Minister for Education if he will state in respect of each of the academic years 1962-63 and 1963-64 the number of (a) students (b) whole-time students (c) students doing post-graduate courses at (1) University College, Dublin, (2) University College, Cork, (3) University College, Galway, and (4) Dublin University.

Mr. J. Lynch

With your permission a Cheann Comhairle, I propose to take Questions Nos. 33 and 34 together. The statistics requested in relation to the years 1932, 1942 and 1952 are contained in a tabular statement which I propose to circulate with the Official Report.

I have asked the authorities of all the University Colleges to supply the statistics requested in relation to 1962-63 and 1963-64 and I will communicate the information to the Deputies in due course.

Following is the Statement:

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, DUBLIN:

Academic Year	Number of students	Number of full-time students	Number of students doing post-graduate work
1931-32	1,913	1,774	315
1941-42	2,560	2,356	317
1951-52	3,074	2,820	226

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, CORK:

Academic Year	Number of students	Number of full-time students	Number of students doing post-graduate work
1931-32	679	659	78
1941-42	946	910	102
1951-52	1,042	945	93

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, GALWAY:

Academic Year	Number of students	Number of full-time students	Number of students doing post-graduate work
1931-32	570	447	44
1941-42	642	619	45
1951-52	916	863	99

TRINITY COLLEGE, DUBLIN:

Academic Year	Number of students	Number of full-time students	Number of students doing post-graduate work
1931-32	1,455	1,344	Not readily available
1941-42	1,391	1,353	”
1951-52	2,248	1,990	86

35.

Mr. Coughlan

asked the Minister for Education the number of matriculated students who applied for admission to each of the constituent colleges of the National University of Ireland in 1963; and the number in each case for whom places were not available in the faculty of their choice.

36.

Mr. T. O'Donnell

asked the Minister for Education the number of matriculated students who applied for admission to the various constituent colleges of the National University of Ireland in 1963 for whom places were not available in the faculty of their choice.

Mr. J. Lynch

With your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, I propose to take questions Nos. 35 and 36 together.

I understand that all Irish matriculated students who applied for admission to the Constituent Colleges of the National University of Ireland and who complied with the relevant College regulations were admitted to the faculties of their choice in 1963.