asked the Minister for Education the amount of funds allocated to each vocational education committee; the number of pupils enrolled in each vocational education committee scheme; and the number of schools in each scheme.
Written Answers. - VEC Fund Allocations.
196.
The most recent data available relate to the 1988 financial year in regard to cash allocations and the 1988/89 academic year in regard to school/college numbers and enrolments. The financial data relate to non-capital funds.
The data are set out in a tabular statement which I propose to circulate in the Official Report.
1988 Cash Allocated to VECs
|
VEC |
2nd Level |
3rd Level |
Total |
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|
Schools |
Pupils |
Colleges |
Students |
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|
City of Cork |
5 |
2,751 |
3 |
2,329 |
14,854,349 |
|
City of Dublin |
22 |
9,714 |
6 |
7,199 |
47,749,788 |
|
City of Limerick |
3 |
1,451 |
1 |
1,702 |
8,021,304 |
|
City of Waterford |
2 |
1,221 |
1 |
2,322 |
7,337,468 |
|
Town of Bray |
1 |
696 |
1,196,995 |
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|
Town of Drogheda |
2 |
1,355 |
1,774,823 |
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|
Borough of Dún Laoghaire |
4 |
1,116 |
2,824,169 |
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|
City of Galway |
2 |
1,341 |
1 |
2,040 |
8,337,195 |
|
Town of Sligo |
1 |
324 |
1 |
1,221 |
4,348,129 |
|
Town of Tralee |
1 |
638 |
1 |
925 |
3,867,225 |
|
Town of Wexford |
1 |
695 |
991,927 |
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|
County Carlow |
4 |
1,188 |
1 |
1,783 |
6,345,593 |
|
County Cavan |
4 |
1,263 |
2,486,875 |
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|
County Clare |
7 |
2,326 |
4,257,749 |
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|
County Cork |
21 |
6,717 |
10,903,686 |
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|
County Donegal |
11 |
3,599 |
1 |
870 |
8,731,850 |
|
County Dublin |
17 |
8,830 |
11,753,953 |
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|
County Galway |
14 |
2,796 |
6,003,110 |
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|
County Kerry |
9 |
2,817 |
4,814,173 |
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|
County Kildare |
10 |
3,327 |
4,757,338 |
||
|
County Kilkenny |
8 |
1,784 |
3,763,359 |
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|
County Laois |
7 |
1,099 |
2,328,928 |
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|
County Leitrim |
6 |
1,117 |
2,134,417 |
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|
County Limerick |
9 |
1,653 |
3,344,745 |
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|
County Longford |
4 |
936 |
2,068,191 |
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|
County Louth |
3 |
1,484 |
6,608,320 |
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|
County Mayo |
11 |
2,631 |
1 |
1,330 |
5,635,541 |
|
County Meath |
9 |
2,653 |
4,757,735 |
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|
County Monaghan |
5 |
1,758 |
2,923,786 |
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|
County Offaly |
6 |
2,121 |
3,584,570 |
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|
County Roscommon |
5 |
639 |
2,371,498 |
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|
County Sligo |
6 |
769 |
1,874,976 |
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|
County Tipperary NR |
6 |
2,193 |
3,517,791 |
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|
County Tipperary SR |
7 |
2,253 |
3,636,770 |
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|
County Waterford |
2 |
589 |
1,199,188 |
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|
County Westmeath |
5 |
1,720 |
6,607,698 |
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|
County Wexford |
7 |
2,410 |
1 |
1,544 |
4,164,377 |
|
Co. Wicklow |
7 |
2,468 |
3,431,630 |
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|
Total |
254 |
84,442* |
18 |
23,265* |
225,311,216 |
* Full-time day students only; excludes apprentices and other part-time and evening students.