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Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Thursday, 29 Mar 1962

Vol. 194 No. 6

Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - University Scholarships.

76.

asked the Minister for Education if he will state with regard to each county and county borough the number of university scholarships available for competition in each of the years 1958-59, 1959-60, 1960-61 and 1961-62.

The reply is in the form of a tabular statement which, with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, will be circulated with the Official Report.

Following is the statement:—

UNIVERSITY Scholarships for which provision was made in Schemes formulated by Local Authorities in each of the years 1958, 1959, 1960 and 1961.

County or County Borough

1958

1959

1960

1961

Carlow

2

2

3

2

Cavan

3

3

3

3

Clare

2

2

2

2

Cork County Borough

3

3

4

4

Cork County

3

3

3

3

Donegal

4

4

4

4

Dublin County Borough

20

20

20

24

Dublin County

6

6

6

6

Galway

6

5

5

7

Kerry

2

3

2

2

Kildare

3

3

3

3

Kilkenny

4

4

4

4

Laois

3

3

3

3

Leitrim

2

2

2

2

Limerick County Borough

2

2

2

3

Limerick County

4

4

4

4

Longford

2

2

2

2

Louth

3

3

3

3

Mayo

4

4

6

6

Meath

4

3

4

4

Monaghan

4

4

4

4

Offaly

3

3

3

3

Roscommon

3

3

3

6

Sligo

2

2

2

2

Tipperary (N.R.)

3

3

3

4

Tipperary (S.R.)

9

10

9

9

Waterford County Borough

1

1

1

1

Waterford County

4

3

3

4

Westmeath

3

3

3

3

Wexford

4

4

4

4

Wicklow

3

3

3

3

77.

asked the Minister for Education if he will state with regard to each county and county borough the number of university scholarships actually awarded, and availed of by students, in each of the years 1958-59, 1959-60, 1960-61 and 1961-62.

With your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, I propose to circulate with the Official Report a table giving the information, except the number of deferred scholarships in respect of 1958, 1959 and 1960, which information is not available in my Department's records.

Following is the table:

UNIVERSITY Scholarships awarded by Local Authorities in each of the years 1958, 1959, 1960 and 1961.

County or County Borough

1958

1959

1960

1961

Awarded

Tenure Deferred

Carlow

2

2

3

2

Cavan

3

3

3

3

Clare

2

2

2

1

Cork County Borough

3

3

4

4

Cork County

3

3

3

3

Donegal

4

4

4

4

Dublin County Borough

20

14

8

16

Dublin County

6

6

6

5

Galway

6

5

5

7

Kerry

2

3

2

2

1

Kildare

3

3

3

2

1

Kilkenny

4

4

4

4

Laois

2

3

2

2

1

Leitrim

2

2

2

2

1

Limerick County Borough

2

2

2

3

Limerick County

4

4

4

4

Longford

2

2

2

2

Louth

3

3

3

3

Mayo

4

4

6

6

Meath

4

3

4

2

1

Monaghan

4

4

4

4

Offaly

3

3

2

3

Roscommon

3

3

3

6

Sligo

2

2

2

2

Tipperary (N.R.)

3

3

3

4

Tipperary (S.R.)

9

10

8

9

Waterford County Borough

1

1

1

1

Waterford County

4

3

3

4

Westmeath

3

3

2

3

2

Wexford

4

4

4

4

Wicklow

3

3

3

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