Statistical Report 1935-1936 - Department of Education and Skills

144 145In ten cases where the erection of the new school-houses has been post.poned, grants amounting to £391 6s. 7d. were made, with the sanction of theMinister for Finance, as an exceptional concession to meet a. special emergencytowards works necessary to render the existing school-houses serviceable for sometime longer. The sum is included in the amount of the grants made towardsimproving existing vested schools.13. The instalments paid by the Office of Public Works on account of grantsfor the building and improvement of schools amounted, in the year ended 31stMarch, 1936, to £127,529 15s. 7d.14. The number of school-houses, the erection of which was completed duringthe period 1st July, 1935, to 30th June, 1936, was 28. The cost of these buildingswas £50,179 12s. 7d. There were 38 new school-houses in course of erection on30th June, 1936.TEACHERS'RESIDENCES.15. According to the returns received from the managers, there were teachers'residences connected with about 1,462 ordinary schools; of these, 925 wereprovided by grants or loans from State Funds.LOCAL AID TO TEACmNGSTAFFS.16. The local aid to the salaries of tbe teaching staffs amounted to about£2,321 8s. 10d. during the year ended 30th June, 1936.SCHOOL FEES.17. In about 8 schools, other than model schools, fees amounting to £126 14s. 6d.for instruction inside school hours were charged to pupils over 4 and under 16years of age during the year ended 30th June, la36, and all other schools werefree to such pupils.18. The following is a general summary of the operative, building, and in.operative schools, on 30th June, 1935, and 30th June, 1936 :--Operative Schools InoperativeArea Schools Building* Schools--- -- ---1935 1936 1935 1936 1935 1936- --- -- ---COUNTY BOROUGHS(Cities)Dublin .. .. .. 215 214 2 3 - -Cork .. .. .. 38 38 2 2 - -Limerick .. .. 22 22 ' 1 1 - -Waterford .. .. 13 13 - - - -COUNTIESCavan .. .. .. 226 226 - - - -Donegal .. .. .. 391 389 8 8 5 6Monaghan .. .. 159 160 - 3 - -Clare .. .. .. 203 201 3 4 1 1.Cork .. .. .. 544 539 2 4 2 2'Kerry .. .. .. 307 299 3 1 2 -Limerick .. .. 204 202 4 3 1 1Tipperary .. .. 271 268 - - 5 6Waterford .. .. 106 106 - 1 - -Carlow .. .. .. 64 63 - 2 2 2Dublin .. .. .. 122 122 - 2 - -Kildare .. .. .. 97 96 - - - -Kilkenny .. .. .. 149 149 3 2 - -Leix ., .." 103 103 2 1 1 ILongford .. .. .. 81 81 1 1 - 2Louth .. .. .. 95 93 1 2 - - -Meath .. .. .. 136 135 2 3 - -Offaly .. .. .. lIS 114 5 4 - -Westmeath ., .. 118 116 1 3 1 -Wexford .. , .. .. 153 153 4 1 3 4Wicklow .. .. .. 117 115 - 3 1 2Galway .. .. .. 363 358 5 2 1 2Leitrim .. .. .. 159 158 2 2 2 2Mayo .. .. .. 367 367 7 6 1 2Roscommon .. .. 181 181 2 2 2 -Sligo .. .. .. 163 162 5 2 2 -- --- -- --Totals .. .. 5,280 5,243 65 68 32 33• In most cases these schools, when built, will supersede schools now operative.