asked the Minister for Education the number of pupils who have travelled abroad on educational trips to date in 1980; the number and percentage of the total from (i) vocational, (ii) comprehensive, (iii) community and (iv) secondary schools and the number of schools involved in each category.
Written Answers. - Pupil Educational Trips.
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My Department do not keep records of educational visits abroad by pupils of second-level schools. It is stipulated that, as far as possible, such visits should be arranged to take place during normal school holiday periods. As these arrangements do not require official authorisation, information is not available as to the numbers of pupils and schools involved.