Institutes of Technology

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 17 October 2017

Tuesday, 17 October 2017

Ceisteanna (188)

James Browne

Ceist:

188. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of full-time and part-time students, respectively, attending Waterford IT and Carlow IT; the number of full-time and part-time staff employed at the colleges, respectively; the number of full-time staff employed at both colleges with masters or PhD qualifications; the number of students from County Wexford who attend Carlow IT and Waterford IT, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43682/17]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Education and Skills

The information requested by the Deputy is outlined in the table.

Students/Staff	IT Carlow	Waterford IT
No. of Full-Time Students	4290	6313
No. of Part-Time Students	2684	1237
Full Time Staff (full-time equivalent)	431.45	628
Part-Time Staff (full-time equivalent)	90.93	268.84
No. of full-time academic staff with Masters or higher qualifications *	98%	89%
No. of students from County Wexford	1105	1065

* From System Performance institutional profiles 2013/2014