§ Mr. MaginnisTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) what was the full-time equivalent staffing level in each of the further education colleges in Northern Ireland during the academic year 1988–89;
(2) what was the full-time equivalent student enrolment to each of the further education colleges in Northern Ireland during the academic year 1988–89.
§ Dr. MawhinneyThe Department of Education does not collect such information on a full-time equivalent basis. The actual numbers of teaching staff and student enrolments, both full-time and part-time, in each of the further education colleges during the academic year 1988–89 were as follows:
Staff Enrolments FE College Full-time Part-time Full-time Part-time Belfast College of Technology 268 81 898 4,987 Belfast College of Business Studies 122 93 1,079 2,783 Rupert Stanley College 193 701 934 2,440 North-West College 158 169 1,368 3,847 Fermanagh 75 38 589 1,459 Limavady 48 46 490 675 Omagh 68 57 563 1,233 Antrim 40 43 229 976 Ballymena 112 60 975 2,659 Newtownabbey 109 149 606 2,252 North Antrim 35 23 181 939 Coleraine 64 36 574 1,031 Magherafelt 42 20 327 557 Larne 59 26 243 1,335 Northern Ireland Hotel and Catering College 21 5 206 48 Lisburn 100 212 497 1,445 Down 64 145 602 1,687 Newcastle 33 80 225 174 Castlereagh 81 176 332 1,758 North Down 132 282 705 1,742 Lurgan 65 54 555 673 Portadown 109 57 839 1,747 Amagh 68 66 791 644 Banbridge 33 34 240 826 East Tyrone 76 49 680 1,716 Newry/Kilkeel 95 92 891 1,456 Totals 2,270 2,794 15,619 41,089
§ Mr. MaginnisTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what was the total recurrent budget for each of the further education colleges in Northern Ireland during the academic year 1988–89.
§ Dr. MawhinneyThis information is not centrally available for individual further education colleges.