asked the Minister for Education the average cost for each of the last three years for which statistics are available, of full-time students at the following types of educational establishments (i) primary school; (ii) secondary (voluntary) school; (iii) comprehensive school; (iv) community school; (v) community college; (vi) technical school; (vii) UCD; (viii) UCC; (ix) UCG; (x) NIHE; (xi) RTC; (xii) National College of Art and Design; (xii) teachers training colleges; and (xiv) National College of Physical Education.

The estimated average cost per full-time pupil funded by my Department was as follows for the last three years: