asked the Minister for Education the amount expended by each local authority on the provision of scholarships under (a) the Local Authorities (Education Scholarships) Act, 1944, and (b) the Irish Universities Act, 1908, during the latest year for which statistics are available.
Written Answers. - Scholarships Expenditure by Travel Authorities.
(a) The total approximate value per annum of Scholarships in Secondary, Vocational and other Approved Schools awarded by County and County Borough Councils and held in the school-year 1959/60 was as follows:—
Carlow |
£875 |
Cavan |
£3,050 |
Clare |
£3,480 |
Cork County |
£3,170 |
Cork City |
£3,000 |
Donegal |
£2,750 |
Dublin County |
£4,962 |
Dublin City |
£13,230 |
Galway |
£1,940 |
Kerry |
£1,865 |
Kildare |
£4,775 |
Kilkenny |
£3,110 |
Laois |
£2,920 |
Leitrim |
£1,060 |
Limerick County |
£1,400 |
Limerick City |
£1,350 |
Longford |
£2,316 |
Louth |
£1,990 |
Mayo |
£3,330 |
Meath |
£4,310 |
Monaghan |
£3,640 |
Offaly |
£3,000 |
Roscommon |
£2,750 |
Sligo |
£3,040 |
Tipperary N.R. |
£1,863 |
Tipperary S.R. |
£2,500 |
Waterford County |
£1,350 |
Waterford City |
£1,000 |
Westmeath |
£3,800 |
Wexford |
£1,450 |
Wicklow |
£2,260 |
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|
TOTAL |
£91,536 |
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(b) The total approximate value per annum of University Scholarships awarded by each County or County Borough Council and held in the session 1959/60 was as follows:
Carlow |
£500(a) |
Cavan |
£1,800 |
Clare |
£600 |
Cork County |
£2,336 |
Cork City |
£1,240 |
Donegal |
£2,01910s. |
Dublin County |
£2,710 |
Dublin City |
£8,80810s. |
Galway |
£2,280 |
Kerry |
£1,200 |
Kildare |
£1,575 |
Kilkenny |
£2,400 |
Laois |
£550 |
Leitrim |
£880 |
Limerick County |
£1,690 |
Limerick City |
£1,800 |
Longford |
£580 |
Louth |
£1,800(a) |
Mayo |
£1,920 |
Meath |
£2,275 |
Monaghan |
£1,700 |
Offaly |
£1,050 |
Roscommon |
£1,540 |
Sligo |
£595(a) |
Tipperary N.R. |
£1,235 |
Tipperary S.R. |
£6,600 |
Waterford County |
£2,349 |
Waterford City |
£700 |
Westmeath |
£1,450 |
Wexford |
£2,625 |
Wicklow |
£1,200 |
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|
TOTAL |
£60,008 |
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(a) Plus University Fees.