asked the Minister for Education the number of industrial and reformatory schools in the country; the number of children attending each institution; the place where each institution is situated; and the name of the religious order under whose care the institution is managed.

With your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, I propose to circulate in the Official Report a statement giving the information requested by the Deputy.

Following is the statement:

Reformatory and Industrial Schools.

(a) These schools have also been certified as fit for the reception of a limited number of boys of tender years.