Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 30 September 2010
87 Deputy Fergus O’Dowd asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the number of applications received on a county by county basis for post leaving certificate courses during each of the past three years in tabular form; the number of post leaving crtificate places filled in each of those years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34179/10]
Amharc ar fhreagraApplications for places on individual Post Leaving Certificate (PLC) courses are made directly by learners to the relevant schools and colleges. My Department does not receive details of such applications.
A county by county breakdown of enrolment on the PLC programme, as supplied by PLC providers through the annual October Returns, for the 2007/2008, 2008/2009 and 2009/2010 academic years is set out in the table below.
|
County |
2007/08 PLC participants |
2008/09 PLC participants |
2009/10 PLC participants |
|
Co. Carlow |
833 |
904 |
1,037 |
|
Co. Cavan |
1,231 |
1,291 |
1,581 |
|
Co. Clare |
283 |
286 |
335 |
|
Co. Cork |
5,200 |
5,382 |
5,976 |
|
Co. Donegal |
233 |
183 |
245 |
|
Co. Dublin |
10,355 |
11,489 |
12,906 |
|
Co. Galway |
1,520 |
1,732 |
2,074 |
|
Co. Kerry |
507 |
632 |
780 |
|
Co. Kildare |
317 |
366 |
395 |
|
Co. Kilkenny |
460 |
558 |
719 |
|
Co. Laois |
353 |
388 |
386 |
|
Co. Leitrim |
92 |
115 |
106 |
|
Co. Limerick |
1,333 |
1,484 |
1,871 |
|
Co. Longford |
320 |
353 |
424 |
|
Co. Louth |
969 |
1,225 |
1,474 |
|
Co. Mayo |
576 |
724 |
874 |
|
Co. Meath |
282 |
353 |
477 |
|
Co. Monaghan |
205 |
262 |
363 |
|
Co. Offaly |
53 |
47 |
49 |
|
Co. Roscommon |
78 |
86 |
74 |
|
Co. Sligo |
574 |
872 |
1,037 |
|
Co. Tipperary |
850 |
949 |
1,100 |
|
Co. Waterford |
998 |
1,017 |
1,174 |
|
Co. Westmeath |
573 |
693 |
747 |
|
Co. Wexford |
858 |
1,001 |
1,124 |
|
Co. Wicklow |
906 |
1,053 |
1,285 |
|
Total |
29,959 |
33,445 |
38,613 |
