asked the Minister for Justice the educational facilities available to young persons detained at St. Patrick's Institution, Dublin; and the extent to which these are availed of by the boys there.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - St. Patrick's Institution Educational Facilities.
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There is a full education unit of modern design and equipment in St. Patrick's Institution, in which a comprehensive programme of education in manual and academic subjects, including remedial education in literacy and numeracy, is provided.
Classes are conducted by qualified teachers, some attending on a full and some on a part-time basis. Subjects taught include metalwork, mechanical drawing, woodwork, science, mathematics, geography, English, civics and Art.
Although attendance at classes is not compulsory, up to 50 per cent of the boys do attend.