Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 30 September 2015

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection

Estimates for Public Services 2015: Vote 26 - Department of Education and Skills

1:00 pm

Photo of Marie Louise O'DonnellMarie Louise O'Donnell (Independent)
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I am a tiny bit confused. In the form I have to hand on expenditure by the Department of Education and Skills on higher education, it states we are spending €15,457,000 under subhead C12, research activities. However, under capital expenditure, it is stated we are spending €37.6 million in research. Can someone explain that to me? Which is which and what is what because I have a question in this regard? Is one for buildings in which research takes place and the other for research itself, because it pertains to higher education?