Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 2 October 2012
143. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a breakdown by county of vocational education committee and post leaving certificate places allocated per head of population in each county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41293/12]
View answerThere are a total of 32,688 approved Post Leaving Certificate (PLC) places available nationwide. PLC places are allocated to providers, mainly Vocational Educational Committees (VECs), but also some Voluntary Secondary and Community and Comprehensive Schools on an annual basis following an application process. In the table, the total number of approved PLC places by county for the 2012/2013 academic year is listed alongside the county population, as per the 2011 Census.
List of PLC Places approved for 2012/2013 academic year and population by county
|
County |
2012/2013 Approved PLC Places |
Population (2011 Census) |
|
Carlow |
890 |
54,612 |
|
Cavan |
1,270 |
73,183 |
|
Clare |
300 |
117,196 |
|
Cork |
5,404 |
519,032 |
|
Dublin |
11,100 |
1,273,069 |
|
Donegal |
185 |
161,137 |
|
Galway |
1,612 |
250,653 |
|
Kerry |
656 |
145,502 |
|
Kildare |
357 |
210,312 |
|
Kilkenny |
538 |
95,419 |
|
Laois |
370 |
80,559 |
|
Leitrim |
92 |
31,798 |
|
Limerick |
1,520 |
191,809 |
|
Longford |
350 |
39,000 |
|
Louth |
1,160 |
122,897 |
|
Mayo |
705 |
130,638 |
|
Meath |
388 |
184,135 |
|
Monaghan |
372 |
60,483 |
|
Offaly |
70 |
76,687 |
|
Roscommon |
79 |
64,065 |
|
Sligo |
685 |
65,393 |
|
Tipperary |
969 |
158,754 |
|
Waterford |
1,043 |
113,795 |
|
Westmeath |
629 |
86,164 |
|
Wexford |
904 |
145,320 |
|
Wicklow |
1,040 |
136,640 |
|
Total |
32,688 |
4,588,252 |
|
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Population data sourced from www.cso.ie |
