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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Budget 2020 (17 Oct 2019)

Joe McHugh: I propose to take Questions Nos. 41 and 43 together. An additional allocation of €153 million will be made in higher and further education and training in 2020.  This significant level of investment will be used to respond to demographic pressures and to underpin a range of initiatives in the higher education sector, including key enhancements for teaching and learning, as...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh (Atógáil) - Priority Questions (Resumed): Capitation Grants (18 Oct 2018)

Joe McHugh: ...of primary and secondary schools. The grant is a lifeline for many schools as they seek to meet their running costs. There was a massive reduction of 11% in 2009. We have increased it by 5% this year. Annual funding would need to increase further by approximately €25.5 million if grants are to be restored to pre-2011 levels. I will not give the Deputy a false picture of how we...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Expenditure (8 Oct 2019)

Joe McHugh: Budget 2019 marked the third year of a major reinvestment in education. The budget for the Department of Education and Skills has increased by €674 million this year, a 6.7% increase on last year. In total, the Education budget has increased by €1.7 billion compared to 2016. This school year sees the numbers employed in our schools reach the highest ever level. Over 1,300...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Funding (8 Oct 2019)

Joe McHugh: Budget 2019 marked the third year of a major reinvestment in education. The budget for the Department of Education and Skills has increased by €674 million this year, a 6.7% increase on last year. In total, the Education budget has increased by €1.7 billion compared to 2016. This school year sees the numbers employed in our schools reach the highest ever level. Over 1,300...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (17 Sep 2019)

Joe McHugh: Budget 2019 marked the third year of a major reinvestment in education. The budget for the Department of Education and Skills has increased by €674 million this year, a 6.7% increase on last year. In total, the Education budget has increased by €1.7 billion compared to 2016. This school year sees the numbers employed in our schools reach the highest ever level. Over 1,300...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (18 Oct 2018)

Joe McHugh: ...Plan for Education, our plan to make Ireland’s education and training service the best in Europe by 2026. In 2019, the budget for the Department of Education and Skills will increase by €674 million, a 6.7% increase on last year. In total, the Education budget will have increased by €1.7 billion compared to 2016. Budget 2019 will see numbers employed in our...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Exports Data (4 Jul 2018)

Joe McHugh: ...for goods exports which relate to the recognition of a change of economic ownership taking place. The mode of transport used is not available. EU Exports of Goods and Services 2016 Country € million Austria -1,045 Belgium 19,612 Bulgaria 183 Croatia 127 Cyprus -49 Czech Republic 833 Denmark 2,716 Estonia 81 Finland 1,746 France 14,375 Germany 23,869 Greece...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Broadband Service Provision (12 Mar 2015)

Joe McHugh: The track record in terms of trying to get broadband roll-out for the whole country was 4 Mbps to 5 Mbps in certain instances under the previous programme. However, in trying to roll out a minimum of 30 Mbps to every house, the biggest challenge for Government is to ensure that it follows EU competition guidelines. That is where the urgency and the focus have been in terms of ensuring that...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Funding (19 Nov 2019)

Joe McHugh: ...xa0; Following the further planned increases in higher education spending for 2020 announced in the recent Estimates, planned current spending on higher education for 2020 will have increased by 25% compared to that planned for  2016 – an increase in the order of €370 million.  This is estimated to bring current funding for the higher education sector to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Funding (19 Nov 2019)

Joe McHugh: ...recent years.    Following the further planned increases in higher education spending for 2020 announced in the recent Estimates, planned current spending on higher education for 2020 will have increased by 25% compared to that planned for  2016 – an increase in the order of €370 million.  This is estimated to bring current...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Funding (6 Nov 2018)

Joe McHugh: ...investment is responsive to key strategic priorities. Budget 2019 continued the Government’s prioritisation of reinvestment in higher education. Through the budget, we have provided €57 million in additional current funding for the higher education sector. This is in addition to separate funding that has been provided for pay deals and pensions, amounting to an...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (7 Mar 2019)

Joe McHugh: ....  Capitation Grants are paid to all schools including those with special classes, and to Special Schools, on the basis of enrolments. Additional funding has been made available to provide for a 5% increase in capitation funding for primary and post primary schools that will apply from the start of the 2019/20 school year. Over the course of the school year 2019/20, an additional...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Retirements (19 Nov 2019)

Joe McHugh: ...and personal factors which influence teachers as to when they will retire. The availability of the options to retire on pension in the case of teachers covers a very wide age spread from age 50 to age 66 (age 70 from 2018). Approximately only 5% of teachers work to their compulsory retirement age, the remainder retire voluntarily where they have the reached the required service or reached...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Institutions (19 Nov 2019)

Joe McHugh: ...recent years.    Following the further planned increases in higher education spending for 2020 announced in the recent Estimates, planned current spending on higher education for 2020 will have increased by 25% compared to that planned for  2016 – an increase in the order of €370 million.  This is estimated to bring current...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: School Funding (25 Jun 2019)

Joe McHugh: Budget 2019 marks the third year of a major reinvestment in education. In 2019, the budget for the Department of Education and Skills will increase by €674 million, which represents a 6.7% increase on last year's budget. In total, the education budget will have increased by €1.7 billion compared with 2016. I am holding a symposium tomorrow to engage with people and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Expenditure (23 Oct 2019)

Joe McHugh: ...receiving support across the continuum that includes mainstream classes, special classes and schools. Our commitment is provide each child with an education in accordance with his/her need. An additional 1,050 specialised places have been provided this school year, with 167 new special classes.  This brings the total number of special class places to over 9,700, almost a trebling...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Funding (13 Nov 2018)

Joe McHugh: ...investment is responsive to key strategic priorities. Budget 2019 continued the Government’s prioritisation of reinvestment in higher education. Through the budget, we have provided €57 million in additional current funding for the higher education sector. This is in addition to separate funding that has been provided for pay deals and pensions, amounting to an...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (6 Sep 2019)

Joe McHugh: ...32/2017) and referenced the need for schools to do everything possible to keep costs down for parents. I do, however, fully recognise the need to improve capitation funding for schools. I am pleased to have been able to provide for a 5% increase in capitation funding for primary and post primary schools from the start of the 2019/20 school year.  The first and full year cost...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (8 Oct 2019)

Joe McHugh: I propose to take Questions Nos. 68 and 78 together. €2.75m was allocated in Budget 2017 to restore middle management positions i.e. the equivalent of approximately 1,300 middle management posts (Assistant Principal I and Assistant Principal II) at both Primary and Post-Primary (2,600 in total). This measure allowed for the commencement of restoration of middle management...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: National Broadband Plan Implementation (12 Mar 2015)

Joe McHugh: ...of commercial investments and a State led intervention in areas where commercial services will not be provided. The commercial telecommunications sector is currently investing approximately €2.5 billion in network upgrades and enhanced services with approximately 1.6 million of the 2.3 million premises in Ireland expected to have access to commercial high speed broadband services...