Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 23 November 2023

Public Accounts Committee

Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 45 - Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science
Financial Statements 2022: National Training Fund
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2022
Chapter 19: National Training Fund

9:30 am

Mr. Keith Moynes:

Absolutely. In an ideal world the subhead would be fully funded in core but we are trying to build up the core. There was €65 million core funding in 2021; €85 million core funding in 2022 and €105 million core funding this year. All of those were supplemented by Supplementary Estimates as we tried to address it. There is always a tension as one makes these calls. If we were to put all our money to address the core issue upfront, that would have a significant impact on the delivery of education provision. We are working with the Department of public expenditure and reform to resolve the matter as we build up core funding.