asked the Minister for Education if he will state in respect of the year 1971-72 in relation to each institution where educational grants are tenable (a) the number of students in each faculty or separate section, if any, holding such grants; and (b) the number expressed as a percentage of the total number of students in such faculty or section.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Educational Grants.
48.
Information as sought by the Deputy relating to grants under the Local Authorities (Higher Education Grants) Act, 1968, is set out in the form of a tabular statement which with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, I will have circulated with the Official Report.
Following is the statement:
STUDENTS holding Higher Education Grants in the Academic Year 1971-72.
University College, Dublin
|
Faculty |
Total number of Students in the Faculty |
Number holding higher education grants |
Percentage higher education grants |
|
Arts (including Music) |
2,989 |
645 |
21.6% |
|
Commerce |
919 |
213 |
23.2% |
|
Science (including Pharmacy) |
884 |
258 |
29.2% |
|
Engineering |
660 |
279 |
42.3% |
|
Medicine |
861 |
108 |
12.5% |
|
Agriculture |
370 |
52 |
14.1% |
|
Law |
329 |
19 |
5.8% |
|
Dentistry |
119 |
8 |
6.7% |
|
Architecture |
181 |
33 |
18.2% |
|
Social Science |
346 |
107 |
30.9% |
|
Veterinary Medicine |
258 |
56 |
21.7% |
|
Diploma in Applied Psychology |
9 |
2 |
22.2% |
University College, Cork
|
Faculty |
Total number of Students in the Faculty |
Number holding higher education grants |
Percentage higher education grants |
|
Arts (including Music) |
1,716 |
520 |
30.3% |
|
Commerce |
407 |
143 |
35.1% |
|
Science |
396 |
152 |
38.4% |
|
Social Science |
67 |
12 |
17.9% |
|
Dairy Science |
107 |
10 |
9.3% |
|
Engineering |
370 |
187 |
50.5% |
|
Medicine |
419 |
88 |
21.0% |
|
Law |
85 |
10 |
11.8% |
|
Dentistry |
107 |
14 |
13.1% |
|
Agriculture |
49 |
14 |
28.6% |
University College, Galway
|
Faculty |
Total number of Students in the Faculty |
Number holding higher education grants |
Percentage higher education grants |
|
Arts |
1,642 |
408 |
24.8% |
|
Commerce |
310 |
90 |
29.0% |
|
Science |
417 |
113 |
27.1% |
|
Engineering |
190 |
93 |
48.9% |
|
Medicine |
479 |
90 |
18.8% |
|
Agriculture |
54 |
20 |
37.0% |
|
Dentistry |
12 |
5 |
41.7% |
|
Law |
10 |
2 |
20% |
Trinity College, Dublin
|
Faculty |
Total number of Students in the Faculty |
Number holding higher education grants |
Percentage higher education grants |
|
Arts |
1,970 |
155 |
7.9% |
|
Commerce |
366 |
60 |
16.4% |
|
Science |
518 |
67 |
12.9% |
|
Engineering |
256 |
53 |
20.7% |
|
Medicine |
478 |
26 |
5.4% |
|
Social Science |
79 |
6 |
7.6% |
|
Veterinary Medicine |
62 |
5 |
8% |
|
Law |
95 |
4 |
4.2% |
|
Dentistry |
28 |
4 |
14.3% |
St. Patrick's College, Maynooth
|
Faculty |
Total number of Students in the Faculty |
Number holding higher education grants |
Percentage higher education grants |
|
Arts |
783 |
127 |
16.2% |
|
Science |
69 |
28 |
40.6% |
National College of Art
|
Faculty |
Total number of Students in the Faculty |
Number holding higher education grants |
Percentage higher education grants |
|
Art |
54 |
1 |
1.9% |
College of Technology, Bolton Street, Dublin
|
Faculty |
Total number of Students in the Faculty |
Number holding higher education grants |
Percentage higher education grants |
|
Architecture |
196 |
3 |
1.5% |
|
Engineering |
90 |
11 |
12.2% |
|
Environmental Economics |
68 |
6 |
8.8% |
College of Technology, Kevin Street, Dublin
|
Faculty |
Total number of Students in the Faculty |
Number holding higher education grants |
Percentage higher education grants |
|
Engineering |
53 |
6 |
11.3% |
College of Surgeons, Dublin
|
Faculty |
Total number of Students in the Faculty |
Number holding higher education grants |
Percentage higher education grants |
|
Medicine |
697 |
11 |
1.6% |
New University of Ulster, Coleraine
|
Faculty |
Total number of Students in the Faculty |
Number holding higher education grants |
Percentage higher education grants |
|
Arts |
Information not |
5 |
Information not |
|
Social Science |
available |
2 |
available |
Queen's University, Belfast
|
Faculty |
Total number of Students in the Faculty |
Number holding higher education grants |
Percentage higher education grants |
|
Arts |
Information not available |
2 |
Information not available |