Written answers
Thursday, 30 September 2010
Department of Education and Science
Post Leaving Certificate Courses
10:30 am
Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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Question 87: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the number of applications received on a county by county basis for post leaving certificate courses during each of the past three years in tabular form; the number of post leaving crtificate places filled in each of those years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34179/10]
Seán Haughey (Dublin North Central, Fianna Fail)
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Applications for places on individual Post Leaving Certificate (PLC) courses are made directly by learners to the relevant schools and colleges. My Department does not receive details of such applications.
A county by county breakdown of enrolment on the PLC programme, as supplied by PLC providers through the annual October Returns, for the 2007/2008, 2008/2009 and 2009/2010 academic years is set out in the table below.
County | 2007/08 PLC participants | 2008/09 PLC participants | 2009/10 PLC participants |
Co. Carlow | 833 | 904 | 1,037 |
Co. Cavan | 1,231 | 1,291 | 1,581 |
Co. Clare | 283 | 286 | 335 |
Co. Cork | 5,200 | 5,382 | 5,976 |
Co. Donegal | 233 | 183 | 245 |
Co. Dublin | 10,355 | 11,489 | 12,906 |
Co. Galway | 1,520 | 1,732 | 2,074 |
Co. Kerry | 507 | 632 | 780 |
Co. Kildare | 317 | 366 | 395 |
Co. Kilkenny | 460 | 558 | 719 |
Co. Laois | 353 | 388 | 386 |
Co. Leitrim | 92 | 115 | 106 |
Co. Limerick | 1,333 | 1,484 | 1,871 |
Co. Longford | 320 | 353 | 424 |
Co. Louth | 969 | 1,225 | 1,474 |
Co. Mayo | 576 | 724 | 874 |
Co. Meath | 282 | 353 | 477 |
Co. Monaghan | 205 | 262 | 363 |
Co. Offaly | 53 | 47 | 49 |
Co. Roscommon | 78 | 86 | 74 |
Co. Sligo | 574 | 872 | 1,037 |
Co. Tipperary | 850 | 949 | 1,100 |
Co. Waterford | 998 | 1,017 | 1,174 |
Co. Westmeath | 573 | 693 | 747 |
Co. Wexford | 858 | 1,001 | 1,124 |
Co. Wicklow | 906 | 1,053 | 1,285 |
Total | 29,959 | 33,445 | 38,613 |
PLC participation 2007/2008 - 2009/2010 by County | |||
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