Written answers
Wednesday, 20 April 2005
Department of Education and Science
Third Level Funding
9:00 pm
Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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Question 301: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the amount of funding provided to the institutes of technology over the past ten years; the level of funding provided per student to the different ITs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11669/05]
Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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Details of capital and recurrent funding provided to each institute of technology in the ten year period from 1995 to 2004 are set out in the following documents. Institutes of technology are not funded on a per-student basis. The annual budget for each IT is at present allocated on the basis of its total pay and non-pay requirements following consideration of its annual programmes and budget submission which is required under the RTC and DIT Acts. The allocation takes into account the complexity of the institute, the range of courses and facilities offered to students, the total number of students and the nature of the infrastructure. Decisions on the allocations also have regard to Government policy and priorities.
Recurrent Funding provided to Institutes of Technology 1995-2004 | |
Institute | Total Funding |
€000's | |
Athlone Institute of Technology | 152,956 |
Institute of Technology, Blanchardstown | 40,424 |
Institute of Technology, Carlow | 140,611 |
Cork Institute of Technology | 377,880 |
Dublin Institute of Technology | 885,808 |
Dundalk Institute of Technology | 139,443 |
Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design & Technology | 78,252 |
Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology | 244,664 |
Letterkenny Institute of Technology | 109,820 |
Limerick Institute of Technology | 166,692 |
Institute of Technology, Sligo | 158,418 |
Institute of Technology, Tallaght | 129,130 |
Institute of Technology, Tralee | 139,250 |
Waterford Institute of Technology | 248,176 |
Totals | 3,011,524 |
Funding comprises: recurrent grant, tuition fees in respect of students on certificate, diploma and degree courses and payments in respect of student services charge for students eligible for support under third level trainee scheme. Funding from the information technology investment fund is also included.
Capital Funding to Institutes of Technology 1995-2004 | |
Institute | Total Funding per Institute |
€000's | |
Athlone Institute of Technology | 36,921,254 |
Institute of Technology, Blanchardstown | 76,241,732 |
Institute of Technology, Carlow | 30,854,817 |
Cork Institute of Technology | 71,800,527 |
Dublin Institute of Technology | 103,061,276 |
Dundalk Institute of Technology | 56,355,846 |
Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design & Technology | 26,174,108 |
Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology | 58,400,204 |
Letterkenny Institute of Technology | 38,670,150 |
Limerick Institute of Technology | 46,597,193 |
Institute of Technology, Sligo | 45,647,330 |
Institute of Technology, Tallaght | 36,284,320 |
Institute of Technology, Tralee | 36,856,397 |
Waterford Institute of Technology | 56,658,399 |
Totals | 720,523,554 |
Amounts provided relate not only to state-funded capital investment programmes, but include also capital programmes part funded by the European Regional Development Fund, ERDF, and the European Free Trade Association, EFTA, and the scientific and technological investment fund.
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