asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many handicapped pupils from Northern Ireland are being educated elsewhere in the United Kingdom; if he will give full details as to the nature of the tuition received, the location of the schools involved, the number attending each school and the total cost to each area board.
Thirty eight. The details are as follows:
| Belfast Board | |
| Laleham House school for delicate pupils, Kent | 3 |
| St. Dominics Open Air School for delicate boys, Surrey | 6 |
| Hethersett Vocational Centre for blind adolescents, Surrey | 2 |
| St. Vincents Open Air School for delicate girls, Sussex | 1 |
| Burwood Park school for deaf boys, Surrey | 1 |
| Royal National College for the blind, Hereford | 1 |
| Mary Hare Grammar School for the deaf, Berkshire | 1 |
| St. Johns school for the deaf, Boston Spa, Yorkshire | 1 |
| * Estimated cost £66,500 | |
| Western Board | |
| Mary Hare Grammar school for the deaf, Berkshire | 1 |
| Percy Hendley school for the physically handicapped, Northumberland | 1 |
| Queen Alexandra College for the blind, Birmingham | 1 |
| * Estimated cost £13,500 | |
| North Eastern Board | |
| St. Dominics Open Air school for delicate boys, Surrey | 1 |
| Royal National College for the blind, Hereford | 1 |
| Mary Hare Grammar school for the deaf, Berkshire | 2 |
| School | No of pupils | |||||||||||
| 1977–78 | 1978–79 | 1979–80 | ||||||||||
| St. Joseph's School for deaf Boys, Cabra, Dublin | … | … | … | 7 | 8 | 12 | ||||||
| St. Mary's School for hearing impaired children, Cabra Dublin. | … | 14 | 10 | 12 | ||||||||
| St. Joseph's School and Home for the blind, Drumcondra, Dublin | … | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||
| St. Michael's School, Chapelizod, Co Dublin | … | … | … | … | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||
| St. Mary's School for the visually impaired, Merrion Road, Dublin | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| St. Augustine's Residential Special School, Blackrock, Co Dublin | … | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||
| St. Raphael's, Celbridge, Co Kildare | … | … | … | … | … | 1 | 3 | 3 | ||||
| St. Joseph's Orthopaedic Hospital and Home, Mullingar, Westmeath | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Total | … | … | … | … | … | … | … | … | … | 30 | 31 | 35 |
| Hareward College for physically handicapped and delicate, Warwickshire | 2 |
| National Star Centre for disabled youth, Gloucestershire | 1 |
| Childrens Convalescent Home and School for delicate pupils, Chershire | 1 |
* Estimated cost £35,500 | |
South Eastern Board
| |
| Mary Hare Grammar School for the deaf, Berkshire | 1 |
| Corseford School for Spastic Children, Scotland | 1 |
| Worcester College for the blind, Worcester | 1 |
| Bedgeworth Court School for maladjusted boys, Cheltenham | 1 |
| Chilton School for epileptic pupils, Liverpool | 1 |
| Pilgrims School for delicate boys, Sussex | 1 |
* Estimated cost £31,500 | |
Southern Board
| |
| Hethersett Vocational Centre for blind adolescents Surrey | 1 |
| St. Roses School for physically handicapped, Gloucestershire | 1 |
| Crowthorne School for the educationally sub-normal, Lanes | 1 |
| Lingfield Hospital School for epileptic pupils, Surrey | 1 |
| Derby College of Further Education, Derby/Royal School for the deaf, Derby | 1 |
* Estimated cost £25,000 | |
* [Total estimated cost for 1980–81 school year] | |
The pupils receive a general education and a course of special education suitable to their particular handicaps.
asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many handicapped pupils from Northern Ireland were educated in each of the past three years in the Republic of Ireland; and what was the location of each school, the number attending each school and the total cost to each area board in the same period.
The information is as follows:
The tuition and boarding costs to each education and library board were as follows:
| £ | |
| 1977–78 | |
| Belfast | 5,036 |
| North Eastern | 3,141 |
| South Eastern | 1,137 |
| Western | 7,460 |
| Southern | 21,334 |
| 1978–79 | |
| Belfast | 4,277 |
| North Eastern | 3,964 |
| South Eastern | 3,712 |
| Western | 7,463 |
| Southern | 30,644 |
| 1979–80 | |
| Belfast | 3,992 |
| North Eastern | 3,939 |
| South Eastern | 4,375 |
| Western | 15,603 |
| Southern | 31,587 |