asked the Minister for Education the number of students (a) full-time and (b) part-time registered in 1976-77, 1977-78 and 1978-79 in each of the Regional Technical Colleges, Colleges of Technology, Thomond College and National Institute for Higher Education, Limerick.

The information requested is set out in the form of a tabular statement which, with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, I propose to have circulated with the Official Report.

Following is the statement:

Note: There is a small element of estimation in relation to part-time data for 1978/79.