Written answers

Tuesday, 2 October 2012

Department of Education and Skills

Post-Leaving Certificate Courses

Photo of Regina DohertyRegina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a breakdown by county of vocational education committee and post leaving certificate places allocated per head of population in each county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41293/12]

Photo of Ciarán CannonCiarán Cannon (Galway East, Fine Gael)
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There are a total of 32,688 approved Post Leaving Certificate (PLC) places available nationwide. PLC places are allocated to providers, mainly Vocational Educational Committees (VECs), but also some Voluntary Secondary and Community and Comprehensive Schools on an annual basis following an application process. In the table, the total number of approved PLC places by county for the 2012/2013 academic year is listed alongside the county population, as per the 2011 Census.

List of PLC Places approved for 2012/2013 academic year and population by county

County
2012/2013 Approved PLC Places
Population (2011 Census)
Carlow
890
54,612
Cavan
1,270
73,183
Clare
300
117,196
Cork
5,404
519,032
Dublin
11,100
1,273,069
Donegal
185
161,137
Galway
1,612
250,653
Kerry
656
145,502
Kildare
357
210,312
Kilkenny
538
95,419
Laois
370
80,559
Leitrim
92
31,798
Limerick
1,520
191,809
Longford
350
39,000
Louth
1,160
122,897
Mayo
705
130,638
Meath
388
184,135
Monaghan
372
60,483
Offaly
70
76,687
Roscommon
79
64,065
Sligo
685
65,393
Tipperary
969
158,754
Waterford
1,043
113,795
Westmeath
629
86,164
Wexford
904
145,320
Wicklow
1,040
136,640
Total
32,688
4,588,252
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Population data sourced from www.cso.ie

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