asked the Minister for Health if he will state the number of pupils in primary schools, and the number examined under the school medical service in the latest available year.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Primary School Pupils: Medical Examination.
The total average number of pupils on the rolls of national schools for the year ended 30th June, 1957, was 488, 197—the most recent figure available. The total number of children examined under the school health service during the calendar year, 1956, the latest period for which complete figures are available, was 166, 101.