Robert Dowds (Dublin Mid West, Labour) | Oireachtas source

Cuirim fáilte roimh an bhfoireann ón Roinn. As someone who has been paid for many years by the Department I acknowledge that in general, the Department has been a good paymaster and pay for teachers has always arrived on time. I wish to record that fact and thank the Department.

I have a few questions about general spending. The Secretary General has outlined the amount expended in the different levels of education. To what extent is third-level education funded from the Department and to what extent does it depend on private funding? What changes have been implemented in recent years and what will be the plan for the future?