Written answers
Tuesday, 7 October 2008
Department of Education and Science
Pupil-Teacher Ratio
9:00 pm
Denis Naughten (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fine Gael)
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Question 539: To ask the Minister for Education and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 626 of 8 July 2008 the breakdown of the figures requested; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33801/08]
Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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The class size data for primary schools for 2007/08 which the Deputy requested has now been compiled in my Department and is set out in the following table. The statistics for 2007/08 show that there were 309,595 pupils in classes of between 20 and 29 pupils. There were almost 64,902 pupils in classes of less than 20 pupils and there were 95,773 pupils in classes of 30 or more.
| Number of pupils by class size range by county (2007/2008) | |||||||
| 0-19 | 20-24 | 25-29 | 30-34 | 35-39 | 40 + | Sum | |
| Pupils | Pupils | Pupils | Pupils | Pupils | Pupils | ||
| Carlow | 364 | 1,509 | 2,724 | 1,554 | 36 | 6,187 | |
| Cavan | 1,288 | 2,456 | 3,160 | 1,297 | 247 | 8,448 | |
| Clare | 1,963 | 3,411 | 4,245 | 2,480 | 359 | 41 | 12,499 |
| Cork City | 3,008 | 4,013 | 4,234 | 2,316 | 144 | 13,715 | |
| Cork County | 4,293 | 9,948 | 14,652 | 9,611 | 1,079 | 39,583 | |
| Donegal | 3,300 | 4,784 | 6,399 | 3,403 | 179 | 18,065 | |
| Dublin City | 8,912 | 11,991 | 13,159 | 6,901 | 181 | 42 | 41,186 |
| Dun Laoghaire/Rathdown | 1,447 | 3,167 | 7,406 | 3,588 | 15,608 | ||
| Fingal | 1,109 | 4,344 | 15,727 | 6,027 | 106 | 27,313 | |
| Galway City | 1,298 | 1,725 | 1,925 | 1,245 | 6,193 | ||
| Galway County | 4,008 | 5,709 | 5,856 | 2,922 | 248 | 18,743 | |
| Kerry | 2,284 | 4,961 | 5,328 | 2,369 | 144 | 15,086 | |
| Kildare | 1,049 | 4,939 | 12,452 | 5,798 | 250 | 24,488 | |
| Kilkenny | 1,111 | 2,472 | 4,119 | 1,844 | 250 | 9,796 | |
| Laois | 866 | 2,340 | 3,411 | 1,431 | 71 | 8,119 | |
| Leitrim | 867 | 773 | 1,321 | 245 | 74 | 3,280 | |
| Limerick City | 1,345 | 1,607 | 2,274 | 1,163 | 6,389 | ||
| Limerick County | 1,816 | 3,304 | 5,479 | 3,111 | 325 | 14,035 | |
| Longford | 862 | 1,197 | 1,669 | 467 | 36 | 4,231 | |
| Louth | 1,424 | 3,440 | 6,187 | 3,280 | 146 | 14,477 | |
| Mayo | 3,506 | 3,293 | 4,794 | 1,958 | 107 | 80 | 13,738 |
| Meath | 1,361 | 5,107 | 8,896 | 4,954 | 396 | 40 | 20,754 |
| Monaghan | 1,043 | 1,725 | 2,517 | 1,136 | 140 | 6,561 | |
| Offaly | 969 | 3,235 | 3,658 | 1,317 | 141 | 9,320 | |
| Roscommon | 1,629 | 1,974 | 2,195 | 877 | 6,675 | ||
| Sligo | 1,127 | 2,218 | 2,237 | 915 | 251 | 6,748 | |
| South Dublin | 3,922 | 6,873 | 12,443 | 4,670 | 141 | 28,049 | |
| Tipperary N.R. | 1,221 | 2,791 | 2,487 | 1,198 | 107 | 7,804 | |
| Tipperary S.R. | 1,584 | 2,718 | 3,670 | 1,440 | 176 | 9,588 | |
| Waterford City | 585 | 1,299 | 2,671 | 1,193 | 5,748 | ||
| Waterford County | 872 | 2,088 | 2,824 | 1,273 | 142 | 7,199 | |
| Westmeath | 1,224 | 3,088 | 4,087 | 1,372 | 71 | 9,842 | |
| Wexford | 1,749 | 4,570 | 6,879 | 2,779 | 287 | 16,264 | |
| Wicklow | 1,496 | 3,280 | 6,161 | 3,314 | 288 | 14,539 | |
| Total | 64,902 | 122,349 | 187,246 | 89,448 | 6,122 | 203 | 470,270 |
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