Mary Wallace
Question:152 Miss M. Wallace asked the Minister for Education the projected drop in pupil numbers from 1997 to 2006; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10542/97]
Vol. 478 No. 1
152 Miss M. Wallace asked the Minister for Education the projected drop in pupil numbers from 1997 to 2006; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10542/97]
The numbers of pupils attending first and second level schools are expected to decline by approximately 70,000 and 43,000 respectively by the year 2006.