asked the Minister for Education the number of national schools in each county (a) at present and (b) in 1978.
Written Answers. - National School Numbers.
87.
The information required by the Deputy is given in tabular form as follows:
Number of National Schools by County.
|
County |
1978-79 |
1987-88 |
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|
Ordinary |
Special |
Total |
Ordinary |
Special |
Total |
|
|
Carlow |
43 |
1 |
44 |
43 |
1 |
44 |
|
Cavan |
93 |
1 |
94 |
84 |
1 |
85 |
|
Clare |
124 |
2 |
126 |
124 |
2 |
126 |
|
Cork |
376 |
10 |
386 |
378 |
10 |
388 |
|
Donegal |
197 |
1 |
198 |
183 |
2 |
185 |
|
Dublin |
407 |
43 |
450 |
419 |
46 |
465 |
|
Galway |
251 |
3 |
254 |
242 |
5 |
247 |
|
Kerry |
153 |
3 |
156 |
145 |
3 |
148 |
|
Kildare |
84 |
3 |
87 |
89 |
3 |
92 |
|
Kilkenny |
80 |
4 |
84 |
80 |
4 |
84 |
|
Laois |
72 |
1 |
73 |
70 |
1 |
71 |
|
Leitrim |
48 |
— |
48 |
43 |
— |
43 |
|
Limerick |
149 |
4 |
153 |
147 |
5 |
152 |
|
Longford |
43 |
1 |
44 |
43 |
1 |
44 |
|
Louth |
65 |
3 |
68 |
70 |
3 |
73 |
|
Mayo |
200 |
3 |
203 |
192 |
4 |
196 |
|
Meath |
99 |
2 |
101 |
103 |
2 |
105 |
|
Monaghan |
76 |
1 |
77 |
69 |
1 |
70 |
|
Offaly |
70 |
— |
70 |
67 |
— |
67 |
|
Roscommon |
108 |
— |
108 |
98 |
1 |
99 |
|
Sligo |
83 |
2 |
85 |
80 |
2 |
82 |
|
Tipperary |
177 |
3 |
180 |
166 |
4 |
170 |
|
Waterford |
76 |
3 |
79 |
80 |
3 |
83 |
|
Westmeath |
76 |
3 |
79 |
75 |
3 |
78 |
|
Wexford |
107 |
2 |
109 |
101 |
2 |
103 |
|
Wicklow |
78 |
5 |
83 |
79 |
6 |
85 |
|
Total |
3,335 |
104 |
3,439 |
3,270 |
115 |
3,385 |
88.
asked the Minister for Education the number of national schools in each county with less than 50 pupils; and the number of second level schools in each county with less than 200 pupils.
The information required by the Deputy is given in a tabular statement which I am circulating in the Official Report.
|
County |
No. of National Schools with less than 50 pupils* |
No. of second-Level Schools with less than 200 pupils+ |
||
|
Ordinary |
Special |
Total |
||
|
Carlow |
9 |
— |
9 |
2 |
|
Cavan |
14 |
— |
14 |
3 |
|
Clare |
39 |
— |
39 |
7 |
|
Cork |
66 |
3 |
69 |
15 |
|
Donegal |
46 |
1 |
47 |
3 |
|
Dublin |
16 |
21 |
37 |
17 |
|
Galway |
61 |
2 |
63 |
15 |
|
Kerry |
33 |
— |
33 |
7 |
|
Kildare |
10 |
— |
10 |
2 |
|
Kilkenny |
6 |
2 |
8 |
5 |
|
Laois |
14 |
— |
14 |
6 |
|
Leitrim |
12 |
— |
12 |
6 |
|
Limerick |
12 |
3 |
15 |
9 |
|
Longford |
10 |
1 |
11 |
2 |
|
Louth |
3 |
— |
3 |
1 |
|
Mayo |
63 |
3 |
66 |
9 |
|
Meath |
7 |
— |
7 |
3 |
|
Monaghan |
14 |
1 |
15 |
3 |
|
Offaly |
6 |
— |
6 |
2 |
|
Roscommon |
37 |
1 |
38 |
5 |
|
Sligo |
23 |
— |
23 |
6 |
|
Tipperary |
40 |
1 |
41 |
5 |
|
Waterford |
10 |
1 |
11 |
1 |
|
Westmeath |
15 |
1 |
16 |
2 |
|
Wexford |
8 |
— |
8 |
1 |
|
Wicklow |
10 |
4 |
14 |
2 |
|
Total |
584 |
45 |
629 |
139 |
*Data refer to the 1987-88 Academic Year.
+Data refer to the 1987-88 Academic Year and include secondary, vocational, community and comprehensive schools. Second level schools not in receipt of financial aid from my Department are excluded.