asked the Minister for Education if he will state in respect of each of the years since 1982 the financial allocation paid towards the cost of free school books in each vocational educational committee area.
Written Answers. - Free School Books.
The financial allocations in respect of school books for necessitous pupils in individual vocational education committee areas for the years 1982-86 inclusive are outlined in the following tabular statement.
Scheme of Aid towards the Cost of School Books for Necessitous Pupils in Vocational Schools.
Vocational Education Committee |
Financial Allocations for years 1982-86 |
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1982 |
1983 |
1984 |
1985 |
1986 |
|
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
|
City of Cork |
6,400 |
6,500 |
7,040 |
7,261 |
8,090 |
City of Dublin |
40,800 |
38,000 |
44,940 |
49,571 |
52,000 |
City of Limerick |
6,000 |
6,450 |
7,000 |
7,398 |
7,865 |
City of Waterford |
4,700 |
4,880 |
5,270 |
6,374 |
6,750 |
Town of Bray |
2,800 |
2,800 |
2,980 |
3,141 |
3,325 |
Town of Drogheda |
5,200 |
5,420 |
6,100 |
7,153 |
7,255 |
Borough of Dún Laoghaire |
3,720 |
4,900 |
4,820 |
5,175 |
5,515 |
City of Galway |
5,900 |
5,170 |
5,780 |
6,176 |
6,885 |
Town of Sligo |
1,660 |
1,360 |
1,540 |
1,794 |
1,800 |
Town of Tralee |
2,860 |
2,780 |
2,810 |
3,070 |
3,715 |
Town of Wexford |
2,900 |
2,670 |
2,980 |
3,305 |
3,950 |
Co. Carlow |
4,920 |
4,480 |
4,780 |
5,562 |
6,170 |
Co. Cavan |
5,100 |
5,160 |
5,400 |
6,312 |
6,565 |
Co. Clare |
8,100 |
8,140 |
8,560 |
8,970 |
10,000 |
Co. Cork |
24,300 |
24,020 |
28,040 |
32,198 |
33,890 |
Co. Donegal |
12,200 |
13,520 |
14,590 |
16,047 |
17,040 |
Co. Dublin |
15,000 |
16,300 |
19,960 |
26,202 |
32,305 |
Co. Galway |
10,700 |
10,760 |
11,630 |
13,408 |
13,030 |
Co. Kerry |
10,800 |
11,380 |
12,590 |
13,786 |
13,600 |
Co. Kildare |
11,600 |
12,100 |
14,290 |
16,052 |
17,000 |
Co. Kilkenny |
7,400 |
8,160 |
8,460 |
9,206 |
10,740 |
Co. Laois |
5,200 |
5,580 |
5,800 |
6,119 |
6,050 |
Co. Leitrim |
4,100 |
4,290 |
3,950 |
4,344 |
5,400 |
Co. Limerick |
6,800 |
6,800 |
7,280 |
9,206 |
9,750 |
Co. Longford |
4,200 |
4,940 |
4,620 |
5,109 |
5,595 |
Co. Louth |
4,820 |
4,910 |
5,780 |
6,747 |
7,630 |
Co. Mayo |
11,000 |
11,170 |
12,010 |
12,842 |
13,500 |
Co. Meath |
10,900 |
11,280 |
12,340 |
14,164 |
14,500 |
Co. Monaghan |
8,460 |
7,400 |
7,920 |
9,367 |
10,025 |
Co. Offaly |
10,260 |
8,480 |
8,820 |
10,009 |
11,005 |
Co. Roscommon |
3,600 |
3,920 |
4,500 |
5,194 |
5,000 |
Co. Sligo |
4,900 |
2,920 |
3,370 |
3,848 |
4,135 |
Co. Tipperary (NR) |
9,100 |
9,020 |
9,858 |
10,552 |
11,875 |
Co. Tipperary (SR) |
7,400 |
7,600 |
9,200 |
10,269 |
11,450 |
Co. Waterford |
2,400 |
2,560 |
2,012 |
3,117 |
3,375 |
Co. Westmeath |
6,300 |
5,840 |
6,870 |
7,634 |
8,405 |
Co. Wexford |
8,600 |
9,200 |
10,240 |
11,803 |
12,235 |
Co. Wicklow |
8,900 |
9,140 |
9,870 |
11,515 |
12,580 |
Total |
310,000 |
310,000 |
344,000 |
390,000 |
420,000 |