asked the Minister for Education what proposals he has under consideration at present for improvements in buildings, conditions, educational courses, etc., in the reformatory and industrial schools.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Reformatory and Industrial Schools.
36.
I have had under consideration recently the position of these schools. As part of my consideration of the matter, I have had a number of discussions with conductors of some of the schools with a view to achieving certain re-organisation. As the whole matter is at a preliminary stage I do not feel warranted in making any detailed statement in regard to it.
37.
asked the Minister for Education the number of (a) reformatory and (b) industrial schools in operation at present; and if he will state in each case (i) the location of the school, and (ii) the number of children detained there and their ages.
There are three reformatory and 42 industrial schools in operation at present.
With your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, I propose to give the remainder of the information sought in the form of a tabular statement, which will be circulated with the Official Report.
Following is the statement:
TABLES SHOWING THE LOCATION OF THE REFORMATORY AND INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS AND THE AGES OF THE COMMITTED CHILDREN THEREIN AS AT THE 30TH SEPTEMBER, 1965.
|
School |
Children committed by the Courts |
Voluntary cases (b) |
Placed under Health Act 1953 (c) |
Total number in school |
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|
Age 12 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
18 |
Total |
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|
Reformatories: |
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|
Daingean (Boys) |
1 |
2 |
12 |
25 |
43 |
18 |
6 |
107 |
— |
— |
107 |
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|
Limerick (Girls) |
— |
2 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
— |
1 |
12 |
— |
— |
12 |
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|
Kilmacud (Girls) |
— |
1 |
3 |
— |
4 |
1 |
— |
9 |
6 |
4 |
19 |
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|
TOTALS |
128 |
6 |
4 |
138 |
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|
Industrial Schools:Senior Boys: |
Ages: under one year |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
16 |
Total |
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|
Upton, County Cork |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
1 |
1 |
— |
11 |
8 |
13 |
25 |
24 |
31 |
— |
114 |
1 |
3 |
118 |
|
Artane |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
5 |
10 |
26 |
40 |
66 |
58 |
53 |
42 |
— |
300 |
— |
43 |
343 |
|
Letterfrack, County Galway |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
5 |
12 |
6 |
23 |
22 |
17 |
— |
85 |
— |
— |
85 |
|
Salthill |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
1 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
8 |
10 |
12 |
13 |
12 |
13 |
15 |
— |
94 |
— |
27 |
121 |
|
St. Joseph's, Tralee |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
1 |
— |
2 |
2 |
6 |
2 |
9 |
8 |
9 |
11 |
— |
50 |
— |
33 |
83 |
|
Glin, County Limerick |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
2 |
— |
5 |
7 |
11 |
9 |
14 |
12 |
— |
60 |
10 |
— |
70 |
|
Clonmel |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
1 |
1 |
5 |
12 |
17 |
21 |
25 |
25 |
24 |
1 |
132 |
— |
24 |
156 |
|
Junior Boys: |
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|
Passage West, County Cork |
— |
1 |
1 |
— |
3 |
— |
— |
8 |
5 |
4 |
10 |
10 |
6 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
— |
53 |
— |
10 |
63 |
|
Killarney |
1 |
1 |
1 |
— |
1 |
5 |
3 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
26 |
— |
4 |
30 |
|
Kilkenny (St. Patrick's) |
1 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
10 |
12 |
13 |
12 |
17 |
19 |
3 |
1 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
98 |
1 |
14 |
113 |
|
Drogheda |
— |
1 |
2 |
5 |
5 |
3 |
4 |
9 |
5 |
6 |
5 |
1 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
46 |
— |
29 |
75 |
|
Cappoquin |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
5 |
5 |
6 |
3 |
5 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
24 |
— |
4 |
28 |
|
Rathdrum, County Wicklow |
— |
3 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
9 |
11 |
8 |
7 |
9 |
5 |
1 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
63 |
13 |
18 |
94 |
|
Girls: |
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|
Cavan |
— |
— |
1 |
— |
— |
— |
1 |
— |
— |
1 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
— |
19 |
9 |
3 |
31 |
|
Clonakilty |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
1 |
— |
3 |
3 |
3 |
6 |
7 |
7 |
4 |
— |
34 |
— |
— |
34 |
|
Rushbrooke, Cobh |
— |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
— |
4 |
3 |
— |
8 |
3 |
7 |
5 |
6 |
— |
43 |
— |
— |
43 |
|
Mallow |
— |
— |
— |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
9 |
6 |
7 |
6 |
3 |
— |
47 |
4 |
4 |
55 |
|
Sunday's Well, Cork |
— |
1 |
— |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
2 |
6 |
3 |
7 |
11 |
7 |
5 |
— |
55 |
— |
— |
55 |
|
Girls: |
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|
Booterstown, Co. Dublin |
— |
— |
— |
— |
2 |
1 |
5 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
7 |
5 |
7 |
2 |
4 |
7 |
1 |
58 |
10 |
— |
68 |
|
(a)Goldenbridge, Inchicore, Dublin |
— |
1 |
6 |
6 |
10 |
15 |
22 |
10 |
20 |
13 |
14 |
12 |
15 |
11 |
13 |
6 |
— |
174 |
2 |
2 |
178 |
|
Lakelands, Sandymount, Dublin |
— |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
4 |
7 |
7 |
5 |
7 |
7 |
9 |
5 |
8 |
4 |
1 |
75 |
1 |
10 |
86 |
|
Whitehall, Dublin |
— |
— |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
6 |
6 |
4 |
— |
42 |
2 |
1 |
45 |
|
(a)Loughrea |
— |
— |
3 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
8 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
— |
3 |
8 |
8 |
— |
45 |
1 |
6 |
52 |
|
(a)Ballinasloe |
— |
— |
2 |
— |
2 |
1 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
— |
4 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
— |
28 |
12 |
18 |
58 |
|
(a)Clifden |
2 |
5 |
11 |
13 |
15 |
9 |
6 |
9 |
10 |
3 |
8 |
6 |
10 |
9 |
10 |
9 |
— |
135 |
— |
4 |
139 |
|
(a)Lenaboy, Galway |
2 |
3 |
— |
3 |
2 |
— |
3 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
— |
— |
2 |
3 |
2 |
7 |
1 |
34 |
1 |
27 |
62 |
|
Killarney |
— |
1 |
3 |
2 |
— |
1 |
— |
2 |
2 |
6 |
8 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
41 |
— |
10 |
51 |
|
Pembroke Alms, Tralee |
1 |
— |
2 |
3 |
— |
4 |
3 |
4 |
— |
2 |
3 |
8 |
6 |
8 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
51 |
— |
1 |
52 |
|
Kilkenny (St. Joseph's) |
— |
1 |
— |
— |
2 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
7 |
8 |
3 |
8 |
14 |
10 |
18 |
— |
86 |
— |
11 |
97 |
|
St. George's, Limerick |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
1 |
— |
2 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
7 |
7 |
5 |
3 |
8 |
1 |
45 |
— |
— |
45 |
|
St. Vincent's, Limerick |
— |
— |
— |
— |
2 |
— |
4 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
9 |
8 |
16 |
2 |
66 |
19 |
15 |
100 |
|
Newtownforbes, County Longford |
— |
— |
— |
1 |
1 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
1 |
— |
2 |
2 |
4 |
6 |
11 |
— |
28 |
3 |
1 |
32 |
|
Dundalk |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
— |
3 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
18 |
12 |
7 |
37 |
|
Westport |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
1 |
— |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
— |
18 |
1 |
— |
19 |
|
(a)Ballaghaderreen |
— |
— |
1 |
— |
3 |
13 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
— |
38 |
— |
7 |
45 |
|
(a)Benada Abbey, Ballymote |
— |
— |
— |
3 |
3 |
— |
4 |
2 |
— |
3 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
7 |
5 |
8 |
2 |
48 |
— |
8 |
56 |
|
Cashel |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
4 |
6 |
4 |
1 |
25 |
— |
12 |
37 |
|
Dundrum, County Tipperary |
— |
— |
1 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
1 |
7 |
5 |
2 |
3 |
6 |
11 |
— |
55 |
— |
2 |
57 |
|
Waterford |
1 |
2 |
1 |
— |
2 |
— |
1 |
— |
3 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
1 |
7 |
5 |
1 |
36 |
2 |
10 |
48 |
|
Moate |
1 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
9 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
2 |
4 |
10 |
7 |
5 |
5 |
1 |
65 |
1 |
4 |
70 |
|
New Ross |
— |
— |
— |
— |
2 |
— |
— |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
— |
2 |
2 |
4 |
— |
18 |
14 |
— |
32 |
|
Wexford |
— |
— |
1 |
— |
2 |
— |
2 |
— |
3 |
3 |
1 |
5 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
29 |
2 |
— |
31 |
|
TOTALS |
2,601 |
121 |
372 |
3,094 |
(a) These schools have also been certified as fit for the reception of boys of tender years.
(b) These children placed in the schools by private arrangement.
(c) These children placed by Local Authorities under Section 55 of the Health Act, 1953.
Particulars of ages of children under (b) and (c) not available in the Department of Education.