asked the Minister for Education the number of students at (a) UCD, (b) Trinity College, (c) College of Surgeons, (d) UCC, and (e) UCG in the years 1907-08, 1917-18, 1927-28, 1937-38, 1947-48, 1957-58, 1967-68.
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asked the Minister for Education the number of students at (a) UCD, (b) Trinity College, (c) College of Surgeons, (d) UCC, and (e) UCG in the years 1907-08, 1917-18, 1927-28, 1937-38, 1947-48, 1957-58, 1967-68.
217.
asked the Minister for Education the number of staff employed at (a) UCD, (b) Trinity College, (c) College of Surgeons, (d) UCC, and (e) UCG in 1957-58 and 1967-68, or the latest years for which figures are available.
218.
asked the Minister for Education the number of degrees issued at (a) UCD, (b) Trinity College, (c) College of Surgeons, (d) UCC, and (e) UCG in 1937, 1947, 1957 and 1967.
219.
asked the Minister for Education the cost to the State for higher education in the years 1957-58, 1958-59, 1960-61, 1961-62, 1962-63, 1963-64, 1964-65, 1965-66, 1966-67 and 1967-68.
220.
asked the Minister for Education the estimated cost to the State of higher education, including capital payments for year 1968-69.
The information sought by the Deputy in Questions Nos. 216 to 220 in so far as it is available is being furnished in the form of tabular statements which will be circulated with the Official Report.
Following are the statements:
Number of Students
Figures are not available in respect of the 1907-08 academic year and in the case of individua colleges for 1917-18, 1927-28, 1937-38 and 1947-48. The following table sets out the information requested in so far as it is available:—
College |
1917-18 |
1927-28 |
1937-38 |
1947-48 |
1957-58 |
1967-68 |
University College |
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Dublin |
3,904 |
7,325 |
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University College |
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Cork |
1,258 |
2,665 |
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University College |
2,725 |
3,171 |
5,336 |
6,985 |
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Galway |
875 |
2,233 |
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Trinity College |
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Dublin |
1,982 |
3,510 |
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Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland |
Not available |
Not available |
Not available |
Not available |
603 |
670 |
Total |
8,622 |
16,403 |
NOTE: The figures to 1947-48 comprise whole-time and part-time students; for 1957-58 and 1967-68 the figures given are for whole-time students only.
Staff numbers (full-time)
University College Dublin |
University College Cork |
University College Galway |
Trinity College Dublin |
College of Surgeons |
|
1957-58 |
188 |
76 |
50 |
133 |
Not available |
1965-66 |
362 |
106 |
79 |
209 |
29 |
Numbers of Degrees Conferred
1937-38 |
1947-48 |
1957-58 |
1967-68 |
|
University College Dublin |
827 |
1,657 |
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University College Cork |
766 |
996 |
275 |
518 |
University College Galway |
198 |
367 |
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Trinity College Dublin |
499 |
571 |
472 |
754 |
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland |
Not available |
89 |
132 |
181 |
Total |
1,656 |
1,904 |
3,477 |
STATE expenditure on the University Colleges and the Royal College of Surgeons
£ |
|
1957-58 |
725,854 |
1958-59 |
783,354 |
1959-60 |
1,049,344 |
1960-61 |
1,152,061 |
1961-62 |
1,256,402 |
1962-63 |
1,902,311 |
1963-64 |
2,495,037 |
1964-65 |
3,248,874 |
1965-66 |
2,853,684 |
1966-67 |
3,370,605 |
1967-68 |
4,007,950 |
1968-69 (Estimate) |
6,418,984 |
NOTE: The foregoing figures include capital grants.