Tuesday, 14 Jun 2022

Written Answers Nos. 918-935

Defence Forces

Ceisteanna (918)

John Brady

Ceist:

918. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Defence the capital expenditure for the Defence Forces from 2017 to 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29667/22]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Defence

The principal demand drivers of capital expenditure for the Defence Forces are the ongoing renewal, retention and acquisition of military equipment along with the development and upgrade of Defence Forces built infrastructure.

Capital funding allocations are framed within the overarching multi-annual National Development Plan and provided through Vote 36 (Defence). To this end, Vote 36 (Defence) capital expenditure for the years 2017 to 2022 (YTD) is outlined in the table below.

Vote 36 (Defence) Capital Expenditure 2017 to 2022:

	2017 €m	2018 €m	2019 €m	2020 €m	2021 €m	2022 €m (YTD)
Vote 36 (Defence) Capital Expenditure	95.3	94.7	137.8	158.7	130.1	33.1

This level of investment has facilitated an ongoing programme of Defence equipment replacement and infrastructural development which aligns with White Paper objectives.

Many of the Defence Forces equipment projects are complex, multi-annual and have long lead-in times. However, internal strategic planning frameworks aligned with the certainty provided from multi-annual funding envelopes have enabled the Department and the Defence Forces to plan, prioritise and deliver on a broad range of capital investment programmes/projects over this timeframe, including, inter alia, the Naval Vessel Renewal and Replacement Programme, the Maritime Patrol Aircraft Programme and the midlife upgrade of the Army's fleet of Mowag armoured personnel carriers.

Defence Forces

Ceisteanna (919, 920, 921)

John Brady

Ceist:

919. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Defence the receipts from the sale of Defence Forces property or land from 2015 to 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29668/22]

John Brady

Ceist:

920. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Defence the percentage and monetary amount from the proceeds of the sale of Defence Forces land and or property which has been spent on the defence capital programme from 2015 to 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29669/22]

John Brady

Ceist:

921. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Defence the individual projects in the defence capital programme which have been directly fully or partially funded from the sale of Defence Forces land and or property from 2015 to 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29670/22]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Defence

I propose to take Questions Nos. 919, 920 and 921 together.

In the period in question, 2015-2022, a total of €11.3 million has been received in respect of property sales. Public Financial Procedures require that such receipts are brought to account as Appropriations-in-Aid.

The table below sets out the annual amounts of these receipts.

Defence Property Sales 2015-2022:

Year	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
€'000	1,848	8,416	468	14	217	1	0	300

Such receipts, where appropriate, are reflected in the Defence capital programme as part of the annual Estimates process. Funding for individual projects is not provided directly from these receipts. All funding for such projects is met from the Defence capital programme. During the eight year period in question, the annual capital allocation in the Defence Vote increased from €66 million in 2015 to €141 million in 2022.

This funding has facilitated the acquisition of military equipment through a comprehensive Equipment Development Programme, which provides a consolidated, structured basis for investment in military equipment to maintain and develop necessary capabilities. Similarly, through a strategic Defence Forces Built Infrastructure Programme, this funding also supports the requirements for essential infrastructure development works over a medium term timeframe., Among the equipment programmes advanced by this funding are the Naval Vessel Renewal and Replacement Programme, the Maritime Patrol Aircraft Programme and the the midlife upgrade of the Army's fleet of Mowag armoured personnel carriers.

Question No. 920 answered with Question No. 919.

Question No. 921 answered with Question No. 919.

Departmental Staff

Ceisteanna (922)

Charles Flanagan

Ceist:

922. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Defence the number of staff members posted at the Irish Permanent Representation to the European Union, including all counsellors and attachés, in each of the past seven years 2016 to 2022; the functions of each staff member; the new posts that have been created or discontinued, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30049/22]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Defence

My Department currently provides a number of staff to support Ireland's engagement in the EU's Common Security and Defence Policy and the related EU institutions, including the European External Action Security, the European Defence Agency and the European Commission. To this end, officials from the Department are assigned to the Political and Security Committee (PSC) delegation within the Permanent Representation of Ireland to the European Union. A number of the staff are also double hatted and support Ireland's engagement in NATO Partnership for Peace through the PfP Liaison Office in Brussels. The total current number of staff within my Department that are based and working in the Permanent Representation in Brussels and in the PfP Liaison Office is 6.

The breakdown of grade and numbers for 2022 is as follows:

Grade	Number
Principal Officer	1
Assistant Principal	2
Higher Executive Officer	1
Executive Officer	1
Clerical Officer	1
Total	6

There has been no change in the numbers serving in Brussels since 2016 .

Defence Forces

Ceisteanna (923)

Louise O'Reilly

Ceist:

923. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Defence if he plans to help alleviate waiting lists for medical assessments for recruits for the Reserve Defence Forces; if consideration will be given to accepting private general practitioner medical assessments; if private general practitioners will be hired by the Defence Forces to carry out medical assessments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30300/22]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Defence

The information requested could not be readily ascertained in the timeframe set out for reply and I will revert once the information is available to me.

The following deferred reply was received under Standing Order 51

I refer to the above mentioned Parliamentary Question. While it was not possible to provide the information requested within the given timeframe, I am now in a position to provide you with a response.

Under the Single Force Concept within the Defence Forces, the Reserve Defence Force has been integrated with the Permanent Defence Force. To ensure effective integration, members of both must be held to the same medical and fitness standards.

These medical standards, which ensure that members of the Defence Forces are capable of operating in robust military environments, require that a military medical officer conduct the induction medical assessment. Therefore, a private medical practitioner may not be used in this instance, due to the specific military nature of the induction assessment.

I have been informed by the Military Authorities that induction assessments, including medical assessments, are currently being conducted within capacity, in addition to other medical tasks, including the provision of medical cover for troops in overseas environments and other occupational medical assessments; such as assessments for overseas service and for contractual requirements.

The Defence Forces have confirmed that they are actively recruiting medical officers in order to increase capacity. They are also exploring the option to outsource occupational medical assessments to an occupational medicine group, rather than to private general practitioners, whereby the clinical governance requirements of the Director of Defence Forces Medical Branch would be agreed as standard. I await the outcome of these deliberations, which I expect will, contribute dealing with this issue.

I trust this is of assistance to you.

Departmental Meetings

Ceisteanna (924)

Neale Richmond

Ceist:

924. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Defence if he will report on his meeting with Finland’s Defence Minister; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30439/22]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Defence

On 7 June 2022, I met with my Finnish Defence Counterpart, Mr. Antti Kaikkonen, in Helsinki. This meeting was one of a number of meetings which took place during my visit to Finland and Sweden in my capacity as Minister for Foreign Affairs and Defence.

Discussions with Minister Kaikkonen were dominated by the situation in Ukraine and the continuing illegal war which is causing extraordinary human suffering. We also discussed the security situation in Europe more generally.

I took the opportunity to briefly outline the progress of the Report of the Commission on the Defence Forces and we also took time to discuss the grounds for Finland’s notification of interest to engage in talks on accession to NATO.

This was a valuable meeting at which it was agreed to maintain the ongoing policy of cooperation and contact between officials in order to meet the challenges we face together.

During my time in Helsinki, I also took the opportunity to visit the European Centre of excellence for Countering Hybrid Threats where the Director, Ms Teija Tiilikaine, provided an interesting oversight of its structure and function.

Prison Service

Ceisteanna (925)

Colm Burke

Ceist:

925. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Defence if consideration will be given to increasing the salary of specialist practitioners in military medicine to match that with medical practitioners working in the Prison Service who have equivalent training, considering the existing discrepancy is impeding the Defence Forces in attracting doctors into the Medical Corps; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30986/22]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Defence

I am unable to comment on the pay of medical practitioners in the Prison Service. The Government remains fully committed to addressing pay and conditions across the Defence Forces, however.

The current public service pay agreement, ‘Building Momentum – A New Public Service Agreement 2021 – 2022’, provides for increases in pay and allowances to all public servants, including members of the Defence Forces. A general round increase in annualised basic salary of 1% or €500, whichever was the greater, came into effect on 1st October 2021. In addition, fixed periodic pensionable allowances, as well as allowances in the nature of pay, were also increased by 1% on this date.

The current pay agreement also provides for further increases in 2022, namely:

- The equivalent of a 1% increase in annualised basic salaries to be used as a Sectoral Bargaining Fund, in accordance with Chapter 2 of the Agreement, on 1st February 2022 last.

- A general round increase in annualised basic salaries for all public servants of 1% or €500, whichever is greater, on 1st October 2022. Fixed periodic pensionable allowances and allowances in the nature of pay will also be increased by 1% on this date.

In addition to general round pay increases arising out of ongoing national pay agreements, members of the Permanent Defence Force have also benefitted from the implementation of increases in Defence Force’s allowances, as recommended by the Public Service Pay Commission in 2019.

The Commission on the Defence Forces was established on foot of a commitment in the Programme for Government, and I, as Minister for Defence, welcomed the publication of the report of the Commission on the 9th February last. The Commission has undertaken a significant body of work, encompassing wide-ranging terms of reference, including an examination of the evolution of all remuneration systems and structures currently in place in the Defence Forces.

Given the significant recommendations contained in the Report, detailed consideration of these recommendations is required. This involves significant inter-departmental consultation, and I and my officials are currently engaging with key stakeholders to ascertain their views. Following this engagement, I intend to return to Government with a proposed response to the Commission’s recommendations and a high-level action plan.

Regarding the specific issue of doctors in the Medical Corps, I am informed that a strong direct entry pipeline, along with the impending graduation of the first two full-time appointments from the Military Medicine Training Scheme, as well as the availability of others in the scheme on placement, will soon bring the number of Medical Officers in the Defence Forces close to the establishment figure.

Ukraine War

Ceisteanna (926, 927)

Seán Canney

Ceist:

926. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Education if the Government has undertaken an assessment of needs created by the arrival of Ukrainian refugees; and the contingency planning that is in place. [30495/22]

Seán Canney

Ceist:

927. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Education the planning assessments that are being carried out in relation to education given the arrival of Ukrainian refugees. [30496/22]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Education (Deputy Norma Foley)

Since the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, I and my Department have been working actively to meet the needs of children from Ukraine enrolling in our schools, and to anticipate and address any related challenges that may arise.

My Department’s overall objective is to maximise the number of children that can be accommodated in school settings, and my Department has been undertaking surveys to assess the level of capacity available. There is generally good capacity in schools generally across the country albeit there may be capacity pressures to be managed in some areas. National enrolments at primary level are reducing (projected to be circa. 25,000 below their 2018 peak in September 2022). A capacity survey at post-primary level, which has a 100% completion rate, indicates capacity of circa 20,000 school places. An equivalent survey at primary level is currently underway and engagement with special schools will commence shortly.

The 16 Regional Education and Language Teams (REALT), hosted by the regional Education and Training Boards (ETBs), to support the needs of children from Ukraine arriving in Ireland will have a key role in managing these capacity pressures. Close liaison and linkages with the HSE and the disability services are key to aligning, in so far as possible, the accommodation, care and education of children with complex special needs.

Capacity information on the school system will be made available by my Department’s Planning and Building Unit (PBU) to support and assist the work of the REALT teams.

However, it is recognised that challenges in terms of capacity could potentially arise if overall numbers are very high and particularly for areas with a high volume of children seeking enrolment in schools. For this reason, my Department has developed several options to assist with contingency planning for provision of education for Ukrainian children.

In addition to assessment and planning in relation to capacity requirements, my Department has a number of supports in place to meet the needs of students from Ukraine, including language and wellbeing and mental health supports.

The Summer 2022 Programme is available to all primary and post-primary schools, for students with complex special educational needs and those at greatest risk of educational disadvantage. The Inclusion Programme offers an opportunity for schools to address the needs of migrant students such as addressing English language skills and integration, including students who have recently arrived in Ireland from Ukraine.

Finally, my Department, in consultation with Bus Éireann, has put in place a new process to facilitate the provision of School Transport Scheme Services for children arriving to Ireland from Ukraine.

Question No. 927 answered with Question No. 926.

School Transport

Ceisteanna (928)

James Lawless

Ceist:

928. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Education if he will examine a matter regarding the lack of availability on a school bus (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30985/22]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Education

School Transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department of Education. In the current school year over 121,400 children, including over 15,500 children with special educational needs, are transported on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country at a cost of over €289m in 2021.

The purpose of my Department's School Transport Scheme is, having regard to available resources, to support the transport to and from school of children who reside remote from their nearest school.

All children who are eligible for school transport and who complete the application and payment process on time are accommodated on school transport services where such services are in operation.

Children who apply for school transport but who are not eligible are considered for spare seats that may exist after eligible children have been facilitated; such seats are referred to as concessionary seats.

In cases where the Department is satisfied that nearer schools are full, eligibility for school transport will be determined based on the distance that children reside from their next nearest school having regard to ethos and language. To establish that the nearest school is full parents/guardians must provide certain documentary evidence including confirmation that an application for enrolment in the nearest school was made within the deadline dates specified by the school and confirmation from the school authorities that the school was full.

Individual queries may be addressed to School Transport Section of my Department at [e-mail].

School Staff

Ceisteanna (929)

Richard Boyd Barrett

Ceist:

929. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education if she will consider the appeal by a school (details supplied) to reverse the decision to reduce the number of teachers as a result of special education teacher allocations and the number of incoming outgoing diagnosed children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28827/22]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister of State at the Department of Education (Deputy Josepha Madigan)

The Special Education Teaching allocation provides a single unified allocation for special educational support teaching needs to each school, based on each school’s educational profile.

Under the allocation model, schools have been provided with a total allocation for special education needs support based on their school profile.

The SET allocation model has been in place since 2017.The allocation model, which was recommended by the National Council for Special Education (NCSE), is designed to distribute the total available number of Special Education Teachers across primary and post primary schools based on the relative need of each school, as evidenced by a number of key indicators.

Special Education Teachers provide additional teaching support for students with special educational needs enrolled in mainstream classes in primary and post primary schools.

The SET model is a fairer and more transparent way of allocating teaching resources to schools.

The number of teaching posts to support the SET model continues to increase. Budget 2022 provided an additional 620 new SET posts for allocation to primary and post primary schools in 2022/23. This will bring the total number of SETs in the system to 14,385.

The SET Model represented a significant shift in the way that students with SEN are supported in mainstream classes. Previously, students needing additional teaching support required a diagnosis in order to access support which caused delays in providing the support and also imposed a burden on both schools and parents. The change in policy was welcomed by both schools and parents. The Model is based on the principle that those students with the greatest need receive the most support.

The model encourages schools to support students with SEN in mainstream classes alongside their peers. In fact most students with SEN are enrolled these classes. This approach is also consistent with the EPSEN Act

When the SET model was introduced it was designed to be updated on a regular basis so as to distribute the total available resources across the school system based on profiled need. Because the level of student need may change in a school over time, some schools will gain under this distribution, with these gains balanced by equivalent reductions in schools where the model indicates reduced need. Re-profiling is the means of ensuring that new or increasing need in schools is met by transfer/redistribution of teaching resources from other schools whose need has reduced as shown by the model.

Schools are frontloaded with resources, based on each school’s profile. The allocations to schools include provision to support all pupils in the schools, including where a child receives a diagnosis after the allocation is received by a school, or where there are newly enrolling pupils to the school.

Both the Department and the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) are committed to ensuring that all schools are treated equally and fairly in the manner in which their school profiles have been calculated.

Accordingly, a number of review processes have been put in place to support schools.

A process is in place to address circumstances where the school profile significantly changed following the allocation process e.g. a developing school where the net enrolment numbers significantly increased.

The criteria for qualification for mainstream school developing school posts are set out in the Primary and Post Primary School Staffing Schedule for the 2022/23 school year.

Schools who qualify for additional mainstream developing school posts in accordance with these criteria also qualify for additional Special Education Teaching Allocations to take account of this developing status.

It is also acknowledged that there are some circumstances, which may arise in schools, which fall outside the allocations for developing school status.

These relate to exceptional or emergency circumstances which could not have been anticipated e.g. where the school profile changes very significantly, or where other exceptional circumstances have arisen in a school and which may require a review of schools capacity to provide additional teaching support for all pupils who need it in the school, or of their utilisation of their allocations.

A process is available where schools can seek a review of their allocations by the National Council for Special Education (NCSE), including the utilisation of their allocations, in circumstances where a school considers that very exceptional circumstances have arisen subsequent to the development of the profile.

If a school wishes to make an exceptional needs review appeal they may do so at the following link: ncse.ie/for-schools.

Parental Leave

Ceisteanna (930)

Richard Boyd Barrett

Ceist:

930. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education if he will consider making the temporary changes to the way that parental leave will be taken as laid out in information note TC 0003/2022 permanent to allow more flexibility for parents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28852/22]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Education

The Parental Leave Scheme for teachers and special needs assistants (SNAs) is regulated by the Parental Leave Act 1998, as amended. Parental Leave is a period of statutory unpaid leave available to a teacher or SNA for the purpose of caring for their child.

The terms and conditions of the Parental Leave Scheme are contained in my Department's Circular Letter 54/2019 for teachers and Circular Letter 27/2013 for SNAs. Under the Parental Leave Scheme, an eligible teacher or SNA may avail of Parental Leave in blocks of at least one week up to a maximum of 26 weeks in respect of each child up to the age of 13 years, or the age of 16 years in the case of a child with a disability/long-term illness. In certain circumstances a teacher or SNA may avail of Parental Leave in the form of individual days where a child has particular medical problems that require the attendance of a parent with the child at a hospital, clinic or therapeutic appointment on a regular basis.

In January 2022, my Department published Information Note TC 0001/2022 and in February 2022 Information Note TC 0003/2022 which outlined a temporary change to the Parental Leave Scheme for the remainder of the 2021/22 school year. This temporary arrangement permits employers to consider applications for Parental Leave in blocks of less than one week due to the specific circumstances existing, where more flexibility is required due to COVID-19.

My Department’s recently published Circular Letter 0038/2022 titled ‘COVID-19: Coronavirus (COVID-19): Updated Working Arrangements for Teachers and Special Needs Assistants employed in recognised Primary and Post Primary schools ’ confirms that the current temporary changes to the Parental Leave Scheme will cease at the end of the 2021/22 school year and the terms and conditions of the Parental Leave Scheme, as published in the Parental Leave Schemes for teachers and SNAs will apply for the 2022/23 school year.

School Staff

Ceisteanna (931)

Claire Kerrane

Ceist:

931. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education if school caretakers will be included in the improved pay and terms of the conditions recently agreed for school secretaries given the importance of their roles in the school community; if not, if she intends to ensure that they will be included; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28862/22]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Education

Earlier this year, in recognition of the invaluable work carried out by school secretaries the Department of Education put forward for agreement by the Forsa trade union, representing school secretaries, a suite of measures designed to improve the working conditions of school secretaries. This followed extensive engagement between the Department and school management bodies with Forsa to work towards a resolution with the support of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform.

This offer was accepted and the work to implement this agreement has now commenced. This requires a complex process of assimilation and a need to capture accurate data in respect of each individual secretary. Additional resources are being put in place to provide capacity to manage this process, ensuring both individual and school data is captured and correctly applied.

The agreement includes moving secretaries to a scale which is aligned with the Clerical Officer Grade III pay scale on a pro-rata basis according to a secretary’s current working pattern as well as improvements to certain leave entitlements. The Department of Education has issued a circular to schools outlining how the agreement will be implemented. The circular outlines that as a first phase of implementation of the agreement, schools must, before the end of September, calculate the initial assimilation rate of pay and annual leave entitlement for secretaries and offer it to secretaries. Where secretaries choose to move to the new terms they will be paid the new rate from September by the school.

The verification of this first phase, the calculation of back pay and the option to have the value of Jobseekers Benefit included in pay will be addressed in the second phase of the assimilation process. The Department will continue to consider the approach to these further aspects and communicate to the schools as needed over the coming months. It is my intention to ensure that school caretakers will be included: given the volume of data to be collated and verified, it will be necessary to undertake a separate, similar process in respect of caretakers and this will be progressed as soon as practicable.

Departmental Data

Ceisteanna (932)

Chris Andrews

Ceist:

932. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Education the number of children in secondary level education in counties Galway, Mayo and Roscommon in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28886/22]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Education

Please find attached, requested information.

Please not this data is for the most recent academic year we have final enrolment figures, 2020-2021.

We will provide figures for academic year 2021-2022 when the final enrolment figures are available and we expect to publish the final figures by the end of June 2022.

Second-level pupils in counties Galway, Mayo and Roscommon

Second-Level Pupils (2020-21)

County	Female pupils	Male pupils	All Pupils
Galway	10180	10485	20665
Mayo	5227	5290	10517
Roscommon	1970	2099	4069
Grand Total	17377	17874	35251

Departmental Data

Ceisteanna (933)

Chris Andrews

Ceist:

933. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Education the number of children in secondary level education in Dublin 1, 2, 4, 6 and Dublin 6W in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28887/22]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Education

Please find attached, requested information.

Please not this data is for the most recent academic year we have final enrolment figures, 2020-2021.

We will provide figures for academic year 2021-2022 when the final enrolment figures are available and we expect to publish the final figures by the end of June 2022.

Academic Year	Post Code	Enrolment in Post-Primary Schools
2020-2021	D1	1953
2020-2021	D2	1223
2020-2021	D4	2561
2020-2021	D6	3661
2020-2021	D6W	3443
	Total	12841

Note: Figures are taken from the Post-Primary Online Database and are for those pupils enrolled in schools located in Dublin 1, 2, 4, 6 & 6W for the academic year 2020-2021, the last year we have final enrolment figures for

Departmental Data

Ceisteanna (934)

Chris Andrews

Ceist:

934. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Education the number of children in primary level education in Dublin 1, 2, 4, 6 and Dublin 6W in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28888/22]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Education

Please find attached, requested information.

Please not this data is for the most recent academic year we have final enrolment figures, 2020-2021.

We will provide figures for academic year 2021-2022 when the final enrolment figures are available and we expect to publish the final figures by the end of June 2022.

Academic Year	Post Code	Enrolment in Mainstream Schools	Enrolment in Special Schools	Total
2020-2021	D1	1933	192	2125
2020-2021	D2	306	99	405
2020-2021	D4	2762	76	2838
2020-2021	D6	2789	60	2849
2020-2021	D6W	3458	19	3477
	Total	11248	446	11694

Note: Figures are taken from the Primary Online Database and are for those pupils enrolled in schools located in Dublin 1, 2, 4, 6 & 6W for the academic year 2020-2021, the last year we have final enrolment figures for

Departmental Data

Ceisteanna (935)

Chris Andrews

Ceist:

935. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Education the number of children in primary level education in counties Galway, Mayo and Roscommon in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28889/22]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Education

Please find attached, requested information.

Please not this data is for the most recent academic year we have final enrolment figures 2020-2021.

We will provide figures for academic year 2021-2022 when the final enrolment figures are available and we expect to publish the final figures by the end of June 2022.

Primary-level Pupils in Galway, Mayo and Roscommon (2020-21)

	Female	Male	Total
Co Galway	14741	15612	30353
Co Mayo	6984	7512	14496
Co Roscommon	3788	4083	7871
Grand Total*	25513	27207	52720

*includes pupils in Special Schools