asked the Minister for Education the number of (i) full-time and (ii) part-time registered students in each regional technical college throughout Ireland for September-October, 1980.
Written Answers. - Regional Technical Colleges.
374.
Final figures on student numbers for 1980-81 are so far available for only two regional technical colleges which are Carlow RTC and Tralee RTC. The final figures of enrolment for these two colleges and provisional figures for the remaining colleges are as follows:
Enrolments in Regional Technical Colleges (RTC)
|
College |
Full- time 1980-81 |
Parttime *First Term 1980-81 |
|
Carlow RTC |
643 |
380 |
|
Cork RTC |
1,136 |
3,052 |
|
Dundalk RTC |
718 |
416 |
|
Letterkenny RTC |
400 |
452 |
|
Sligo RTC |
561 |
521 |
|
Tralee RTC |
241 |
295 |
|
Waterford RTC |
922 |
1,237 |
|
Galway RTC |
1,245 |
1,463 |
|
Athlone RTC |
438 |
475 |
|
Total |
6,304 |
8,291 |
*Note: Because of the nature of part-time courses, some of which begin in the second or third terms of the school year, the figures in respect of part-time students refer to the first (September) term only of the 1980-81 school year.
375.
asked the Minister for Education the level of financial grant to each regional technical college under the following headings: (a) administration, (b) instruction, (c) maintenance, (d) section 56 of the Vocational Education Committees Act, 1930 and (e) miscellaneous.
The amount allocated to date in 1980 to each of the regional technical colleges under the headings mentioned by the Deputy are as follows:
|
College |
Administration |
Instruction |
Maintenance |
Section 56 (Travelling and subsistence expenses of teachers attending courses, etc.) |
Miscellaneous |
|
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
|
|
Athlone RTC |
101,200 |
637,000 |
368,000 |
3,000 |
7,000 |
|
Carlow RTC |
112,400 |
755,000 |
350,000 |
1,500 |
3,500 |
|
Cork RTC |
191,200 |
1,807,000 |
991,000 |
1,500 |
3,500 |
|
Dundalk RTC |
105,400 |
794,000 |
311,000 |
1,000 |
20,000 |
|
Galway RTC |
207,200 |
1,291,000 |
899,000 |
1,000 |
12,000 |
|
Letterkenny RTC |
89,200 |
473,000 |
292,300 |
1,500 |
8,500 |
|
Sligo RTC |
146,400 |
848,000 |
447,000 |
4,000 |
11,000 |
|
Italee RTC |
51,000 |
351,000 |
215,000 |
1,500 |
2,500 |
|
Waterford RTC |
96,200 |
874,000 |
446,000 |
3,000 |
9,000 |
The amounts include receipts of the RTCs from sources other than Department grants.
The amounts do not include the cost of Phase I of the National Agreement on Pay Policy, 1980 and the cost of special pay awards sanctioned during 1980.
376.
asked the Minister for Education the current state of planning for Tralee regional technical college with regard to the purchase of land necessary for the erection of buildings; if the drawings for the new college building are available; and the target date for the completion and opening of the new buildings.
The Town of Tralee Vocational Education Committee have been authorised to purchase additional land necessary for the Tralee Regional Technical College. I understand that negotiations for the acquisition of the additional land are still proceeding.
Discussions are proceeding between the vocational education committee and my Department on an educational brief for the college. As soon as the brief has been agreed, architectural planning of the new buildings for the college will be commenced.
Pending the completion of these preliminaries, it would not be possible to set a precise target date for the completion of the building project.