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Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (Revised) (26 Feb 2019)

Joe McHugh: ...go mbeidh an Rialtas ag cur airgid ar fáil don earnáil sa bhliain atá romhainn. The gross voted allocation for the Department of Education and Skills in 2019 is €10.3 billion. It breaks down to approximately €9.3 billion in current expenditure and €941 million in capital expenditure. The non-voted national training fund has an allocation of...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (Revised) (26 Feb 2019)

Joe McHugh: ...up on that, I will be happy to do so. The reallocation of National Training Fund, NTF, resources that were used for employment programmes below the National Framework of Qualifications, NFQ, level 5 to the Exchequer was begun in budget 2018 and it has been accelerated in budget 2019. There was €57 million in investment in programmes with significant activity below level 5 on the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Funding (29 Jan 2019)

Joe McHugh: ...the progress made in Budgets 2017 & 2018. Overall higher education spending has increased by 17% compared to 2016 to a projected €1.76 billion in 2019. This represents an increase to the sector of €257m during the period. Budget 2019 continued the Government’s prioritisation of reinvestment in higher education. Through the budget, I secured...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Funding (28 Nov 2018)

Joe McHugh: ..., will increase by 10% in 2019 compared to 2016.  We are adopting a number of measures to address the financial challenges in higher education and to ensure that higher education investment is responsive to key strategic priorities.  This equates to €57 million in additional current funding for the higher education sector in 2019. This is in addition to separate...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Funding (28 Nov 2018)

Joe McHugh: ...adopting a number of measures to address the financial challenges in higher education and to ensure that higher education investment is responsive to key strategic priorities.   Budget 2019 will provide €57million 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,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Higher Education Institutions (28 Nov 2018)

Joe McHugh: ...a number of measures to address the financial challenges in higher education and to ensure that higher education investment is responsive to key strategic priorities. Budget 2019 will provide €57million 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 additional...

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: 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: Schools Building Contractors (6 Nov 2018)

Joe McHugh: Details of the 42 schools constructed by the company in question are set out in the following table. The Department spent some €151.7 million on the design and build of these schools. The Department fully intends to pursue the company in question through all contractual and legal channels for the cost of precautionary measures and remediation work arising from structural issues...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Capitation Grants (23 Oct 2018)

Joe McHugh: ...skill needs in Apprenticeships and Traineeships and in Higher Education. I fully recognise the need to improve capitation funding for schools. I am pleased that my Department has 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. Over the course of the school year 2019/20, an...

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 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 Education and Skills: School Funding (18 Oct 2018)

Joe McHugh: ...needs in Apprenticeships and Traineeships and in Higher Education. 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. Over the course of the school year 2019/20, an additional €10...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Quality Assurance Compliance (16 Oct 2018)

Joe McHugh: ...and thematic reviews of institution-wide issues. QQI has also established a Policy for the Cyclical Review of Higher Education Institutions, which takes place on a periodic scheduled basis. Ireland is in the top 5 positions in Europe in terms of participation and in the top 10 positions in terms of educational attainment. The participation rate of 18-20 year olds in higher education...

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...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Exports Data (21 Mar 2018)

Joe McHugh: ...which relate to the recognition of a change of economic ownership taking place. The volumes of both goods and services exports are not available. Exports of Goods and Services 2016 Country € million % Share Andorra 1 0.00 Afghanistan 16 0.00 Albania 15 0.00 Algeria 98 0.03 American Samoa 0 0.00 Angola 27 0.01 Anguilla 0 0.00 Antarctica 0 0.00 Argentina 508 0.15 Armenia...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2017 (29 Nov 2017)

Joe McHugh: ...leis an gCathaoirleach fá choinne an cuireadh go dtí an coiste agus gabhaim leithscéal ar son an Taoisigh. I apologise on behalf of the Taoiseach who is unable to be here. The net Estimate for Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions for 2017 is €40,676,000. The moneys provide for the salaries and expenses of the director and her staff, the cost of the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Humanitarian Aid Provision (12 Apr 2017)

Joe McHugh: ...is currently challenged by the unprecedented scale of humanitarian crises globally, as a result of war and conflict, drought and famine and the devastation caused by natural disasters. Over 128 million people in 33 countries around the world are now in need of urgent humanitarian assistance. The UN has identified the emergencies, in Syria, Iraq and Yemen as particularly complex...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Humanitarian Aid Provision (23 Mar 2017)

Joe McHugh: I am deeply concerned by the situation of the more than 20 million people currently facing famine, or threat of famine, in South Sudan, Somalia, Yemen and north-east Nigeria. In 2016, Ireland provided a total of some €195 million in humanitarian assistance to people affected by crisis and conflict, including in the countries mentioned. This funding is directed towards the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: European Council Meetings (9 Mar 2017)

Joe McHugh: I propose to take Questions 178 and 179 together. I am deeply concerned about the situation of the more than 20 million people currently facing famine, or threat of famine, in Somalia, Yemen, South Sudan and north east Nigeria. It is also of grave concern that intractable conflict is the main driver of the humanitarian emergencies for people in these countries. Ireland, working...