Dáil Éireann debate -
Thursday, 11 Feb 1965

Vol. 214 No. 2

Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Industrial and Reformatory Schools.

114.

Mr. D. Costello

asked the Minister for Education the number of industrial and reformatory schools in the country; the number of children attending each institution; the place where each institution is situated; and the name of the religious order under whose care the institution is managed.

Dr. Hillery

With your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, I propose to circulate in the Official Report a statement giving the information requested by the Deputy.

Following is the statement:

Reformatory and Industrial Schools.

School	Number of Pupils	Religious Order
Reformatories:
Daingean, County Offaly	116	Oblate Fathers.
Limerick	13	Sisters of Good Shepherd.
Kilmacud, Stillorgan, Dublin	20	Sisters of Our Lady of Charity of Refuge.
Industrial Schools:
Senior Boys:
Upton, County Cork	128	Fathers of Charity.
Artane	346	Irish Christian Brothers.
Letterfrack, County Galway	102	,,,, ,,
Salthill,	131	,,,, ,,
St. Joseph's Tralee	80	,,,, ,,
Glin, County Limerick	82	,,,, ,,
Clonmel	170	Fathers of Charity.
Junior Boys:
Passage West, County Cork	57	Sisters of Mercy.
Killarney	38	,,,,,,
Kilkenny (St. Patrick's)	131	Sisters of Charity.
Drogheda	82	Sisters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul.
Cappoquin	37	Sisters of Mercy
Rathdrum	85	,,,, ,,
Girls:
Cavan	25	Order of Poor Clares.
Clonakilty	37	Sisters of Mercy.
Rushbrooke, Cobh	45	,,,, ,,
Mallow	52	,,,, ,,
Sunday's Well, Cork	70	Sisters of the Good Shepherd.
Bundoran	12	Sisters of St. Louis.
Booterstown, County Dublin	81	Sisters of Mercy.
(a) Goldenbridge Inchicore, Dublin	190	,,,, ,,
Lakelands, Sandymount, Dublin	94	Sisters of Charity.
Whitehall, Dublin	47	Sisters of Our Lady of Charity of Refuge.
(a) Loughrea	58	Sisters of Mercy.
(a) Ballinasloe	51	,,,, ,,
(a) Clifden	130	,,,, ,,
(a) Lenaboy, Galway	61	,,,, ,,
Killarney	55	,,,, ,,
Pembroke Alms, Tralee	51	Sisters of Mercy.
St. George's, Limerick	102	Sisters of Charity.
St. Joseph's Kilkenny,	53	Sisters of the Good Shepherd
St. Vincent's Limerick	112	Sisters of Mercy.
Newtownforbes, County Longford	41	,,,, ,,
Dundalk	31	,,,, ,,
Westport	25	,,,, ,,
Reformatories: Girls
(a) Ballaghaderreen	54	Sisters of Charity.
(a) Benada Abbey, Ballymote	74	Sisters of Charity.
Cashel	49	Sisters of the Presentation Order.
Dundrum, County Tipperary	61	,,,, ,,
Waterford	49	Sisters of the Good Shepherd.
Moate	75	Sisters of Mercy.
New Ross	28	Sisters of the Good Shepherd.
Wexford	33	Sisters of Mercy.

(a) These schools have also been certified as fit for the reception of a limited number of boys of tender years.