Denis Naughten
Question:365 Mr. Naughten asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of students from Northern Ireland who studied here by individual college or university in each of the past five years. [24088/99]
Written Answers. - Third Level Students.
Denis Naughten
Question:368 Mr. Naughten asked the Minister for Education and Science the extent to which his Department has statistical information documenting the participation of students of Protestant denominations in third level education here; the plans, if any, he has to upgrade the collection of such data; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24091/99]
Denis Naughten
Question:369 Mr. Naughten asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of students from Northern Ireland of Protestant denominations attending third level institutions here; the plans, if any, he has to increase such enrolment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24092/99]
Richard Bruton
Question:375 Mr. R. Bruton asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of students from Northern Ireland who studied here by individual college and university in the past five years. [24122/99]
Richard Bruton
Question:378 Mr. R. Bruton asked the Minister for Education and Science the statistical information, if any, which exists documenting the participation of students from Protestant denominations in third level education institutions; and the plans, if any, he has to upgrade this. [24125/99]
Richard Bruton
Question:379 Mr. R. Bruton asked the Minister for Education and Science if he will make a statement on the participation of Northern Ireland students from Protestant denominations in third level educational institutions here; and the way in which such enrolments can be increased. [24126/99]
I propose to answer Questions Nos. 365, 368, 369, 375, 378 and 379 together.
Neither my Department nor the Higher Education Authority compiles student statistical information by reference to religious denomination and there are no plans to compile such information. The statistical information on the numbers of full-time students from Northern Ireland studying at third level in this country is set out on the accompanying table for the years 1993-94 to 1997-98, the five most recent years for which this data are available.
I expect the implementation of the Good Friday Agreement would create new arrangements and relationships which would encourage and facilitate greater mobility of students of all denominations within the island of Ireland.
Full-time Students from Northern Ireland in Third Level Institutions
|
1993-94 |
1994-95 |
1995-96 |
1996-97 |
1997-98 |
|
|
Institutes of Technology |
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|
Athlone |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
|
Carlow |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Cork |
5 |
8 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
|
DIT |
15 |
16 |
16 |
14 |
22 |
|
Dundalk |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
|
Dunlaoghaire |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
|
Galway |
3 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
|
Sligo |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
|
Tralee |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Tallaght |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Limerick |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Letterkenny |
2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
|
Waterford |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Total IOTs |
30 |
32 |
25 |
31 |
39 |
|
Other State-Aided Institutions |
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|
School of Tourism & Catering, Killybegs |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
|
Garda College, Templemore |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Army Cadet School |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Home Ec. Teacher Training |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
National College Of Ireland (N.C.I.) |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
|
Total Other |
1 |
5 |
5 |
6 |
6 |
|
Universities |
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|
UCD |
192 |
227 |
233 |
232 |
229 |
|
UCC |
31 |
25 |
26 |
25 |
24 |
|
UCG |
28 |
35 |
34 |
33 |
48 |
|
TCD |
491 |
582 |
595 |
630 |
628 |
|
DCU |
15 |
17 |
13 |
23 |
22 |
|
UL |
4 |
11 |
12 |
11 |
12 |
|
St. Patrick's Maynooth |
23 |
24 |
25 |
26 |
26 |
|
NCAD |
45 |
47 |
55 |
43 |
38 |
|
Total Universities |
829 |
968 |
993 |
1,023 |
1,027 |
|
Non-Aided Private Institutions |
257 |
724 |
704 |
403 |
239 |
|
Overall Total |
1,117 |
1,729 |
1,727 |
1,463 |
1,311 |
Denis Naughten
Question:366 Mr. Naughten asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of students from here who attended institutes of further or higher education in the United Kingdom or Northern Ireland in each of the past five years. [24089/99]
The Department of Education does not have data on the number of students from the Republic of Ireland attending further education courses in the United Kingdom or Northern Ireland. The numbers of full-time higher education students from the Republic of Ireland studying in institutes of further or higher education in the United Kingdom for the past five years are as follows:
|
1994-95 |
1995-96 |
1996-97 |
1997-98 |
1998-99 |
|
|
United Kingdom |
9,800 |
11,700 |
12,300 |
13,600 |
13,250 |
|
Of which inNorthern Ireland |
3,000 |
3,600 |
3,600 |
3,800 |
3,200 |