asked the Minister for Education if he will state in respect of each county council and local authority in the State for the year ended 31st March, 1968, (a) the number of post-primary scholarships granted and (b) the number of university scholarships granted; and the total amounts of money provided by each county council and local authority in respect of (a) post-primary scholarships and (b) university scholarships for the same period.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Grant of Scholarships.
19.
The reply is in the form of a tabular statement and note which, with your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, I propose to circulate with the Official Report.
Following is the statement:
|
Council |
The Number of Scholarships tenable in post-primary schools awarded by Local Authorities in the financial year ended 31st March, 1968 |
The Number of scholarships tenable in University Colleges awarded by Local Authorities in the financial year ended 31st March, 1968 |
The expenditure by Local Authorities on scholarships tenable in post-primary schools in the financial year ended 31st March, 1967 |
The expenditure by Local Authorities on scholarships tenable in University Colleges in the financial year ended 31st March, 1968 |
|
£ |
£ |
|||
|
Carlow |
30 |
3 |
5,205 |
3,010 |
|
Cavan |
26 |
4 |
9,534 |
4,560 |
|
Clare |
71 |
4 |
11,050 |
2,600 |
|
Cork County |
279 |
27 |
46,842 |
21,118 |
|
Cork Corporation |
100 |
13 |
8,939 |
5,303 |
|
Donegal |
40 |
5 |
8,856 |
3,990 |
|
Dublin County |
162 |
20 |
23,175 |
9,920 |
|
Dublin Corporation |
406 |
48 |
73,586 |
28,480 |
|
Galway |
63 |
13 |
16,685 |
5,336 |
|
Kerry |
103 |
12 |
12,398 |
6,895 |
|
Kildare |
41 |
4 |
9,124 |
4,925 |
|
Kilkenny |
77 |
10 |
12,833 |
6,731 |
|
Laois |
58 |
7 |
8,971 |
5,800 |
|
Leitrim |
32 |
3 |
4,995 |
2,085 |
|
Limerick Corporation |
68 |
5 |
5,626 |
3,075 |
|
Limerick County |
70 |
10 |
14,605 |
6,795 |
|
Longford |
17 |
3 |
4,563 |
1,620 |
|
Louth |
56 |
4 |
7,536 |
3,375 |
|
Mayo |
55 |
9 |
12,996 |
5,150 |
|
Meath |
59 |
10 |
15,725 |
6,060 |
|
Monaghan |
30 |
4 |
10,124 |
3,400 |
|
Offaly |
26 |
4 |
9,978 |
3,750 |
|
Roscommon |
90 |
7 |
10,956 |
5,230 |
|
Sligo |
31 |
4 |
7,382 |
2,800 |
|
Tipperary NR |
77 |
6 |
11,060 |
4,750 |
|
Tipperary SR |
78 |
9 |
18,719 |
7,224 |
|
Waterford County |
51 |
4 |
8,840 |
3,750 |
|
Waterford Corporation |
28 |
2 |
3,097 |
1,668 |
|
Westmeath |
50 |
6 |
9,847 |
4,190 |
|
Wexford |
44 |
6 |
12,072 |
5,775 |
|
Wicklow |
37 |
5 |
7,660 |
2,885 |
NOTE: The precise figures of expenditure by Local Authorities on scholarships tenable in post-primary schools in the financial year ended 31st March, 1968 have not yet been forwarded to the Department but it may be taken that they would, in general, approximate to those for the financial year ended 31st March, 1967.