asked the Minister for Education the number of registered students attending each of the Dublin and regional technical colleges and the National Institute for Higher Education in Dublin and Limerick on each of the following courses on 1 March 1983: (a) full-time degree professional studies; (b) full-time technician and ESF funded courses; (c) part-time professional and technical courses; and (d) apprenticeship courses.
Written Answers . - Technical Colleges .
: The information requested by the Deputy in respect of the institutions concerned is set out in the following tabular statement. Data relate to the 1982-83 academic year except where otherwise indicated.
Following is the statement:
1982-83 |
No.of Full-Time Registered Students.† |
(a) 3rd level only |
(b) |
(c) |
(d) |
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Degree Courses |
Diploma†† |
Certificate and other courses |
Full-time EST aided places on technician courses allocated for first-time enrolments in 1983-83** |
Part-Time professional and technician courses 81-82††† |
Apprentices 82-82* |
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RTC(S) |
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Carlow |
940 |
— |
80 |
860 |
260 |
— |
595 |
Letterkenny |
529 |
— |
45 |
484 |
210 |
108 |
83 |
Athlone |
859 (30) |
10 |
58 |
761 |
149 |
462 |
496 |
Dundalk |
929 |
— |
191 |
738 |
220 |
— |
714 |
Waterford |
1,554 (80) |
41 |
240 |
1,193 |
269 |
550 |
1,102 |
Sligo |
809 |
22 |
103 |
684 |
142 |
122 |
530 |
Galway |
1,305 (84) |
107 |
111 |
1,003 |
180 |
1,281 |
529 |
Cork |
1,422 (44) |
146 |
139 |
1,093 |
220 |
1,543 |
2,039 |
Tralee |
384 |
— |
16 |
368 |
145 |
— |
386 |
Technology Colleges |
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Bolton St. |
1,205 (23) |
606 |
291 |
285 |
20 |
1,928 |
4,667 |
Kevin St. |
1,157 |
382 |
647 |
128 |
20 |
1,694 |
1,519 |
Cathal Brugha St. |
597 (16) |
99 |
295 |
187 |
120 |
1,113 |
300 |
College of Marketing & Design |
943 (99) |
215 |
440 |
189 |
185 |
1,662 |
746 |
College of Commerce, Rathmines |
965 |
40 |
347 |
578 |
175 |
3,119 |
— |
National Institute for Higher Education |
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Dublin |
959 |
926 |
33 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Limerick |
1,809 |
1,519 |
290 |
— |
— |
209 |
— |
† Figures in brackets refer to second level.
†† Some of these courses might be regarded as professional.
††† Includes second and third level enrolments excluding adult education.
* Includes designated and non-designated trades.
** In addition there is an estimated carry-over of 1,500 grant holders who were aided for the first time in the 1981-82 academic year. The precisenumbers of ESF aided students in each of the colleges on 1 March 1983, is not readily available.