Written answers

Wednesday, 20 April 2005

Department of Education and Science

Third Level Funding

9:00 pm

Photo of Paul KehoePaul 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]

Photo of Mary HanafinMary 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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