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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations Fees (29 Apr 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The examination entry fee for repeat candidates has increased from €284 in 2011 to €301 in 2012, an increase of 6%. This is the same level of examination fee increase which has applied to the fees generally for Leaving Certificate candidates. Special examination entry fees for repeat candidates were introduced in 1987 on the basis that it is not unreasonable to expect those...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (28 Apr 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: ...have attended at least one seminar, which represents almost 90% of teachers registered. The estimated cost per seminar, which includes venue hire, participant travel and subsistence, and lecture fee, is in the region of €750. The information on the substitution costs for teachers attending these seminars in not readily available. However, the estimated cost for a full day's...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations Fees (28 Apr 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The examination entry fee for repeat candidates has increased from €284 in 2011 to €301 in 2012, an increase of 6%. This is the same level of examination fee increase which has applied to the fees generally for Leaving Certificate candidates. Special examination entry fees for repeat candidates were introduced in 1987 on the basis that it is not unreasonable to expect those...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Institutes of Technology Expenditure (23 Apr 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: ...of Waterford Institute of Technology were paid a total of €255,739 for the period covering 1 January 2005 to date. These payments include travel expenses associated governing body duties and fees associated with sitting on interview panels on behalf of the Institute. Year 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Amount 33,665 28,942 36,802 30,143...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Institutes of Technology Expenditure (23 Apr 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: ...outside consultants relate specifically to funded research/self-financing activities. The services associated with the amounts expended ranges from Audit, Student Supports to Architecture/Design Fees and so on. Year 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Total 821,268 991,202 1,050,490 1,104,742 737,358 740,493 831,074 960,642 852,069 537,208...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Funding (22 Apr 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: ....1 €201.2 €164.2 €79.0 €56.2 €69.1 €79.1 €83.7 TOTAL €1,799.4 €1,914.9 €2,023.8 €2,054.9 €1,935.6 €1,767.1 €1,651.2 €1,606.6 €1,550.9 €1,463.7Note: The current expenditure figures above include recurrent funding (core grant and free fees), funding provided under the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Administration (21 Apr 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The information requested by the Deputy in respect of applications for design team fee adjustments is not readily available. However, from the information that is readily available, the following table indicates, by county, the additional design team fee payments made in 2014 and to date in 2015 arising from the introduction of the Building Control (Amendment) Regulations BC(A)R 2014. In...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Institutes of Technology Funding (21 Apr 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: ... - € 2010 41,569,336 2011 40,067,418 2012 37,364,225 2013 34,697,002 2014 31,496,432 2015: Core grant funding of €26,508,662 has been allocated to the Institute for 2015, free fees funding is not yet allocated Note: Recurrent funding includes core grant and free fees funding

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Language Schools (15 Apr 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: ...their capacity and commitment to provide a high-quality educational experience to international students. The Code of Practice includes requirements relating to the protection of enrolled learners, treatment of fees and tax compliance, and will also address other 'non-academic' issues such as recruitment, marketing and accommodation. Providers of English language training will have to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Language Schools (15 Apr 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: ...and commitment to provide a high-quality educational experience to international students. The Code of Practice includes requirements relating to the protection of enrolled learners, treatment of fees and tax compliance, and will also address other 'non-academic' issues such as recruitment, marketing and accommodation. Providers of English language training will have to demonstrate...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Institutions (1 Apr 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: ...a number of changes and improvements in its systems and processes in order to address the issues identified in the C&AG report. Details of the recurrent funding, including grant in lieu of tuition fees funding, provided to NCAD is set out in the table. Higher education institutions such as NCAD are autonomous bodies and have responsibility for their own day to day affairs. Many...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Unions Funding (1 Apr 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: ...and has no role in relation to it, including any audit function with respect to its funding. As the Deputy may be aware, the Student Contribution, which is payable by students who qualify for free fees funding, includes certain student service activities including student union services. A working group was set up by the HEA, at the request of my Department, in 2011 in order to agree a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: English Language Training Organisations (1 Apr 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: ...and commitment to provide a high-quality educational experience to international students. The Code of Practice includes requirements relating to the protection of enrolled learners, treatment of fees and tax compliance, and will also address other 'non-academic' issues such as recruitment, marketing and accommodation. Providers of English language training will have to demonstrate...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (31 Mar 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: .... Since 2004, FÁS/SOLAS has paid over 70% of the Annual Student Contribution due in respect of apprentices, with apprentices themselves paying the part of the contribution relating to examination fees. As part of Budget 2014, SOLAS have ceased making payments to Institutes of Technology and apprentices pay the full pro rata Annual Student Contribution. I am deeply committed to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (31 Mar 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: ...is not readily available within my Department and therefore officials of my Department requested the information from the Higher Education Authority. It is estimated that the cost of abolishing fees for part-time postgraduate students would cost the State in the region of €43 million. While the Exchequer meets the cost of tuition fees, through my Department's free fees schemes, in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (25 Mar 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: ...payments under the Student Grant Scheme. Those who meet the qualifying conditions for the special rate of grant under the Student Grant Scheme are eligible to have their post-graduate tuition fees paid up to the maximum fee limit of €6,270. The qualifying criteria for the special rate of maintenance grant, in the 2014/15 academic year, as specified under the 2014 student grant...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Admissions Entry Requirements (25 Mar 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Exchequer funds tuition fees costs in respect of eligible students who are pursuing full-time undergraduate courses of study under my Department's Free Fees Initiative. The main conditions of the scheme are that students must be first-time undergraduates, hold inter alia EU/EEA/Swiss nationality in their own right, and have been ordinarily resident in an EU/EEA/Swiss state for at least...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Bodies Data (25 Mar 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: ...by the Deputy (with the exception of the information in relation to the average age of chairpersons, which is not collated by my Department), can be downloaded from my Department's website at Fees are paid to chairpersons and non-executive directors in accordance with the rates specified by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and relevant legislation as appropriate. As set...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Council of Ireland (24 Mar 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: ...and the registration of teachers. The Teaching Council is self-financing; it is not financed from Oireachtas or public funds and its income is derived mainly from teacher registration fees. The balance held by the Council was €13.4m at the end of 2014 and it is projected to reduce to €12.3m at the end of 2015. The salary of the CEO is €97,981. In accordance with the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Funding (24 Mar 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: ...approximately 145 students per year, arising from the implementation of the Fottrell Report on undergraduate medical education and training to increase EU student intake. The average EU tuition fee rate for an undergraduate medical course is €8,850. Where a student meets the eligibility criteria of the Free Fees Initiative, the State covers the majority of this cost. Student...