Pupil-Teacher Ratio

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 8 July 2014

Tuesday, 8 July 2014

Questions (281)

Jonathan O'Brien

Question:

281. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary school children who were in classes of 30 or more during the 2013-14 school year, broken down by county. [29736/14]

Written answers

Minister for Education and Skills

The number of primary school children who were in classes of 30 or more during 2013/2014 was 124,493. The following table shows the number of pupils broken down by county. Pupils in classes containing 30 or more pupils

Year	County Name	Class Size Mainstream Desc	MS Class Pupils
2013	Carlow	30-34	1,626
2013		35-39	72
2013	Cavan	30-34	1,194
2013		35-39	211
2013	Clare	30-34	3,403
2013		35-39	399
2013		40-99	40
2013	Cork	30-34	12,510
2013		35-39	2,010
2013		40-99	41
2013	Donegal	30-34	3,795
2013		35-39	245
2013	Dublin	30-34	28,354
2013		35-39	902
2013	Galway	30-34	5,753
2013		35-39	606
2013	Kerry	30-34	2,827
2013		35-39	586
2013	Kildare	30-34	6,953
2013		35-39	215
2013	Kilkenny	30-34	2,366
2013		35-39	291
2013	Laois	30-34	2,543
2013		35-39	178
2013	Leitrim	30-34	862
2013	Limerick	30-34	5,542
2013		35-39	462
2013	Longford	30-34	1,259
2013		35-39	36
2013	Louth	30-34	3,369
2013		35-39	673
2013	Mayo	30-34	2,669
2013		35-39	316
2013		40-99	40
2013	Meath	30-34	7,248
2013		35-39	288
2013	Monaghan	30-34	1,423
2013		35-39	249
2013	Offaly	30-34	2,139
2013		35-39	176
2013	Roscommon	30-34	932
2013		35-39	72
2013	Sligo	30-34	1,478
2013		35-39	178
2013	Tipperary	30-34	2,418
2013		35-39	181
2013	Waterford	30-34	3,026
2013		35-39	185
2013	Westmeath	30-34	2,200
2013		35-39	70
2013	Wexford	30-34	4,137
2013		35-39	575
2013	Wicklow	30-34	4,707
2013		35-39	463