Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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Question 332: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of children enrolled in national schools under Protestant management and in receipt of public funds; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12930/08]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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Question 333: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of children enrolled in national schools under Church of Ireland management and in receipt of public funds; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12931/08]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 332 and 333 together.

I wish to advise the Deputy that the 2006/2007 enrolment figures are the most recent available ones at the present. For 2006/2007 there were 13,911 pupils attending Church of Ireland schools in the country.

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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Question 334: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of children enrolled in secondary schools under Protestant management and in receipt of public funds; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12932/08]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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There are 21 Protestant secondary schools with 9,331 children enrolled. These schools receive funding from my Department by way of the Block Grant. There are a further 5 Protestant schools in the Community and Comprehensive sector in receipt of funding from my Department, with 3,049 students enrolled. The enrolment figures referred to above are at 30th September 2006, which are the most recently available.

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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Question 335: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of children enrolled in national schools under Protestant management and in receipt of public funds in Counties Sligo and Leitrim; the number of children enrolled in those schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12933/08]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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I wish to advise the Deputy that the 2006/2007 enrolment figures are the most recent available ones at the present. For 2006/2007 there were 291 pupils in Country Sligo and 93 pupils in County Leitrim attending Church of Ireland schools.