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Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU Industrial Policy Priorities, including Vaccine Production and Digital Transformation: Discussion with Commissioner Thierry Breton (20 Apr 2021)

Joe McHugh: It will be between 4.5 million and 5 million.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Technological Universities (27 May 2020)

Joe McHugh: ...compacts and with reference to the System Performance Framework 2018-2020 and evolving national policy objectives. Case studies were reviewed by an expert advisory panel, which informed the allocation of €5 million in performance funding. TU Dublin was awarded €350,000 in performance funding for its impact case study "Establishment of Technological University Dublin". Section...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Capitation Grants (13 May 2020)

Joe McHugh: ...government has increased the capitation grant in each of the last two budgets. I understand the need for improved capitation funding and I am pleased to have been able to provide for a further 2.5% increase in standard capitation funding for primary and post-primary schools that will apply from the start of the 2020/21 school year. This builds on last years 5% increase in capitation...

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...

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: 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: Higher Education Institutions (19 Nov 2019)

Joe McHugh: ...numbers over the three year period 2018-2020. A key part of additional investment is the Human Capital Initiative (HCI) which will be a transformative development for the third level sector. The HCI will invest €300 million in Higher Education over the period 2020 to 2024. Funded from the surplus in the National Training Fund, the HCI will help to realise the objectives of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Information and Communications Technology (5 Nov 2019)

Joe McHugh: ...I will arrange for officials from my Department to request the relevant information from the non-commercial state agencies under my remit that have an annual administrative budget expenditure of €5 million or greater and annual ICT-related expenditure of €100,000 or greater and excluding schools as previously agreed with the Deputy. This information will be compiled 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: 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (17 Oct 2019)

Joe McHugh: ...for schools to enable them meet their day to day running costs. The levels of capitation grants both primary and post primarty are examined annually as part of the estimates process and in the light of available resources. Budget 2019 provided for a 5% increase in Capitation funding for primary and post primary schools effective from the start of the 2019/20 school year. Over...

Financial Resolutions 2019 - Financial Resolution No. 9: General (Resumed) (9 Oct 2019)

Joe McHugh: ...for that. Most people realise that we could not do what we wanted to do and that what we chose to do was done in the interests of this country and State. Capitation will be raised by 2.5% on top of a 5% increase last year which raises it 7.5% in total. I appreciate the pressure on, and difficulties facing, boards of management around this country. The boards of management, whether...

Seanad: Free Education (Prohibition of Fees and Charges) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (9 Oct 2019)

Joe McHugh: ...boards of management are under with regard to capitation. The budget announcement yesterday is not reflective of where I want to be as a Minister. In fact, I wanted to go further than the 5% increase of last year. The rate of 2.5% is, I hope, indicative of where I want to go and where we need to go. Unfortunately, the budget yesterday was reflective of where we are at a given point in...

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: 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 Education and Skills: Capitation Grants (8 Oct 2019)

Joe McHugh: I propose to take Questions Nos. 79 and 81 together. I 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 that will apply from the start of the 2019/20 school year. The first and full year costs of this increase is €4 million and €10 million...

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: Capitation Grants (8 Oct 2019)

Joe McHugh: I 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 that will apply from the start of the 2019/20 school year. The first and full year costs of this increase is €4 million and €10 million respectively. In looking at the competing demands for...

Industrial Action by School Secretaries: Statements (2 Oct 2019)

Joe McHugh: ...'s note to the Lansdowne Road agreement, my Department engaged with the unions representing school secretaries and caretakers. This engagement included an independent arbitration process in 2015 under the auspices of the Workplace Relations Commission. The arbitrator recommended a cumulative pay increase of 10% between 2016 and 2019 for staff and that a minimum hourly pay rate of...

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