Dáil Éireann debate -
Thursday, 26 Jan 1995

Vol. 448 No. 2

Written Answers. - National School Statistics.

Séamus Hughes

Question:

100 Mr. Hughes asked the Minister for Education the number of national schools in counties Mayo, Galway and Roscommon in 1965; the number in 1994; and the number of national schools with three teachers or fewer in 1965 as against 1994 in the same counties. [1745/95]

Minister for Education (Ms Bhreathnach)

The information sought by the Deputy is provided in the following table.

County	1964/65 school year	1993/94 school year
Schools with 3 teachers of less	All schools	Schools with 3 teachers or less	All schools
Mayo	na	328	122	188
Galway	na	338	138	238
Roscommon	na	160	70	95

na denotes data not available.

Note that data in respect of teacher-size of school for individual counties are not available for the school year 1964/65.