Mr. O'DON NELLasked the Chief Secretary the number of students in each of the Irish training colleges recognised by the Board who attended the Irish classes in those colleges during the year now closing; the number of hours per week in each college which such students give to Irish; the total number of students in each college; and the number in each college who qualified last year to teach Irish?
§ Mr. BIRRELLThe Commissioners of National Education are not in a position to give the information asked for in the first two paragraphs of the question. The total number of students admitted to each college for the current Session is as follows:—Marlborough Street Training College, Dublin, 101 men and 165 women (exclusive of 1 woman-extern); St. Patrick's Training College, Drumcondra, Dublin, 165 men; Our Lady of Mercy Training College, Carysfort Park, Black-rock, County Dublin, 200 women; Church of Ireland Training College, Kildare Place, Dublin, 34 men and 95 women; De la Salle Training College, Waterford, 200 men; St. Mary's Training College, Belfast, 100 women; Mary Immaculate Training College, Limerick, 100 women. The number of students in each college wife qualified last year at the Board's examination to teach Irish to national school pupils is as follows:—Marlborough Street Training College, Dublin, 4 men and 3 women; St. Patrick's Training College, Drumcondra, Dublin, 15 men; Our Lady of Mercy Training College, Carysfort Park, Blackrock, County Dublin, 15. women; Church of Ireland Training College, Kildare Place, Dublin, Nil; De la Salle Training College, Waterford, 33 51W men; St. Mary's Training College, Belfast, 20 women; Mary Immaculate Training College, Limerick, 12 women.