Written answers
Thursday, 6 October 2005
Department of Education and Science
Third Level Education
5:00 pm
Brian O'Shea (Waterford, Labour)
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Question 218: To ask the Minister for Education and Science, further to Question Nos 1124 and 1126 of 28 September 2005, if she will address the issue of participation in university as distinct from participation in higher education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27218/05]
Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The findings from the HEA report on participation in higher education in 2003 show that the Irish participation rate in higher education stands at 54% up from 44% from the year 1998 and the Government has increased third level places by 30,000 since 1998. I am committed to increasing this participation rate. The capacity to realise this increase lies within the system as a whole, rather than any particular sector.
While I have accepted the principle of continuing with the binary model of higher education, I also accept that all our higher education institutions should play to their strengths, irrespective of whether they are an institute of technology or a university. Both sectors are equally important and relevant to the economy and both play a critical role in meeting skills needs and furthering our objective to become a knowledge society. The OECD report, Review of Higher Education, noted that one of the strengths of our higher education system is the extent to which a diversity of mission has been maintained between the university and institute of technology sectors.
Brian O'Shea (Waterford, Labour)
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Question 219: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her proposals for the south-east region to bring about a participation rate at university in line with the participation rate at university in the western region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27219/05]
Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The latest Higher Education Authority review of participation rates in higher education relates to 2003. This indicates that, nationally, participation rates in higher education as a percentage of 17 to 19 year olds stood at 54%. This was up from 44% in 1998. The report showed that higher education participation rates in the south-east region in 2003 were above the national average. The rates for each of the counties in the region were Waterford, 58%; Kilkenny, 54%; Wexford, 57%; Carlow, 57% and Tipperary61%. These figures reflect a good relative level of accessibility to higher education in the region, which is served by Waterford IT, Carlow IT and the Tipperary Rural and Business Development Institute. The highest rates of participation were to be found in County Leitrim, 75%, while the lowest were to be found in parts of Dublin.
A national office for equity of access to higher education has been established within the Higher Education Authority with a remit to identify and address the range of factors that may be giving rise to inequitable levels of access to higher education on geographical, socio-economic or other grounds. The office is working on the implementation of an action plan for achieving equity of access to higher education, which I launched in December 2004. The action plan identifies six key goals under which a range of interventions and initiatives are proposed. This reflects the Government's commitment to ensuring that the benefits of higher education are widely and equitably available in the interests of enhanced personal development opportunity and a range of wider social and economic benefits for the State.
Brian O'Shea (Waterford, Labour)
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Question 220: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the amount of recurrent funding and capital investment in third level infrastructure provided for each of the universities and institutes of technology for each of the years 1997 to 2005, inclusive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27220/05]
Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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Details of recurrent funding and capital investment paid in respect of third level infrastructure for each university and institute of technology are provided in the following tables for the period 1997 up to and including payments to date in 2005. In addition to the capital investment paid to individual institutions, an amount of €136,240,088 has been paid to the HEA under the programme for research and development in third level institutions from 2000 to date.
| Annual Recurrent Funding provided by Department to HEA sector | |||||||||
| 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | |
| Institution | Grant inc. Free Fees | ||||||||
| â'¬ | â'¬ | â'¬ | â'¬ | â'¬ | â'¬ | â'¬ | â'¬ | â'¬ | |
| National University of Ireland | 13,000 | 13,000 | 13,000 | 13,000 | 13,000 | 13,000 | 13,000 | 13,000 | 13,000 |
| University College Dublin | 89,547,000 | 102,493,000 | 109,901,000 | 116,124,000 | 131,717,000 | 145,436,000 | 153,561,000 | 152,592,000 | 152,516,000 |
| University College Cork | 54,015,000 | 62,857,000 | 71,634,000 | 75,888,000 | 89,033,000 | 94,863,000 | 99,710,000 | 100,938,000 | 103,487,000 |
| National University of Ireland Galway | 37,914,000 | 44,036,000 | 48,908,000 | 53,521,000 | 63,557,000 | 72,998,000 | 76,611,000 | 77,125,000 | 80,282,000 |
| National University of Ireland Maynooth | 18,796,000 | 21,018,000 | 25,976,000 | 26,940,000 | 31,131,000 | 35,156,000 | 36,722,000 | 37,355,000 | 39,424,000 |
| Trinity College Dublin | 59,308,000 | 66,604,000 | 73,624,000 | 80,178,000 | 93,061,000 | 101,337,000 | 108,946,000 | 107,784,000 | 109,227,000 |
| Dublin City University | 29,200,000 | 34,411,000 | 39,323,000 | 44,704,000 | 50,610,000 | 58,260,000 | 62,461,000 | 63,817,000 | 62,201,000 |
| University of Limerick | 36,646,000 | 43,090,000 | 50,962,000 | 58,112,000 | 65,835,000 | 70,920,000 | 74,771,000 | 75,153,000 | 76,390,000 |
| National College of Art & Design | 6,566,000 | 7,293,000 | 7,835,000 | 8,393,000 | 10,348,000 | 9,605,000 | 11,283,000 | 11,038,000 | 10,781,000 |
| Royal College of Surgeons | — | — | — | 40,000 | 75,000 | 909,000 | 1,724,000 | 1,751,000 | 2,227,000 |
| Royal Irish Academy | — | — | — | — | 2,553,000 | 2,826,000 | 2,973,000 | 2,983,000 | 2,930,000 |
| NCEA/other | 170,000 | 170,000 | 254,000 | 3,428,000 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 332,175,000 | 381,985,000 | 428,430,000 | 467,341,000 | 537,933,000 | 592,323,000 | 628,775,000 | 630,549,000 | 639,478,000 |
| Notes: DCU includes St. Patricks College, Drumcondra & Mater Dei. | |||||||||
| UL includes Mary Immaculate College, Limerick. | |||||||||
| The 2005 allocation to the HEA sector is €671,608 million. |
| Recurrent Funding to Institutes of Technology 1997 to 2005 | |||||||||
| Institute | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005* |
| â'¬000s | â'¬000s | â'¬000s | â'¬000s | â'¬000s | â'¬000s | â'¬000s | â'¬000s | â'¬000s | |
| Athlone Institute of Technology | 11,403 | 12,282 | 13,706 | 14,894 | 17,514 | 19,270 | 21,526 | 22,904 | 22,995 |
| Institute of Technology, Blanchardstown | 0 | 236 | 2,240 | 4,112 | 5,721 | 7,822 | 9,666 | 10,627 | 10,688 |
| Institute of Technology, Carlow | 11,457 | 11,966 | 13,425 | 14,832 | 16,715 | 18,126 | 19,171 | 14,812 | 20,524 |
| Cork Institute of Technology | 26,507 | 30,446 | 33,224 | 39,582 | 45,659 | 48,766 | 53,248 | 55,476 | 52,849 |
| Dublin Institute of Technology | 70,300 | 74,491 | 82,683 | 88,946 | 99,768 | 106,097 | 112,618 | 120,156 | 122,179 |
| Dundalk Institute of Technology | 10,542 | 11,047 | 8,077 | 10,084 | 17,598 | 19,551 | 21,129 | 22,000 | 22,438 |
| Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design & Technology | 2,910 | 4,635 | 10,503 | 12,509 | 10,098 | 10,865 | 11,846 | 10,387 | 12,895 |
| Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology | 17,540 | 19,559 | 21,707 | 25,192 | 28,542 | 31,408 | 33,776 | 35,273 | 36,271 |
| Letterkenny Institute of Technology | 8,132 | 8,879 | 9,761 | 11,172 | 12,832 | 13,975 | 15,167 | 16,265 | 16,119 |
| Limerick Institute of Technology | 12,238 | 13,183 | 14,831 | 17,621 | 19,397 | 20,737 | 22,724 | 23,385 | 24,134 |
| Institute of Technology, Sligo | 11,193 | 12,157 | 13,665 | 15,819 | 18,902 | 20,782 | 21,954 | 23,743 | 22,974 |
| Institute of Technology, Tallaght | 9,021 | 9,208 | 10,770 | 13,403 | 13,947 | 17,959 | 18,869 | 19,771 | 20,125 |
| Institute of Technology Tralee | 9,723 | 10,554 | 11,722 | 13,984 | 15,796 | 18,956 | 20,029 | 20,832 | 20,653 |
| Waterford Institute of Technology | 16,090 | 18,866 | 21,284 | 24,997 | 30,754 | 33,541 | 35,911 | 38,798 | 38,959 |
| Tipperary Rural & Business Development Institute | 1,009 | 1,148 | 2,677 | 5,445 | 7,109 | 8,074 | 8,257 | 8,903 | 9,164 |
| Tourism College, Killybegs | 1,057 | 1,206 | 1,402 | 1,898 | 2,344 | 2,211 | 2,401 | 2,813 | 2,901 |
| Other | 328 | 2,546 | 3,224 | 2,387 | 2,164 | 6,465 | 5,458 | 5,192 | |
| Totals | 219,450 | 242,409 | 274,901 | 316,877 | 364,860 | 404,605 | 433,750 | 451,337 | 455,866 |
| Funding comprises: recurrent grant, tuition fees in respect of students on certificate, diploma and degree courses and student services charge for students eligible for third level trainee grant. | |||||||||
| * 2005 figures are provisional figures. |
| Capital Funding Provided to Universities 1997-2005 | |||||||||
| Institute | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 to |
| â'¬000s | â'¬000s | â'¬000s | â'¬000s | â'¬000s | â'¬000s | â'¬000s | â'¬000s | â'¬000s | |
| National University of Ireland Dublin | 1,502 | 150 | 1,626 | 12,269 | 29,533 | 16,933 | 5,611 | 7,563 | 2,445 |
| National University of Ireland, Cork | 3,778 | 2,193 | 3,568 | 12,253 | 12,776 | 4,574 | 1,528 | 5,449 | 4,699 |
| National University of Ireland, Galway | 421 | 2,426 | 8,512 | 12,080 | 4,051 | 5,896 | 308 | 5,000 | 2,225 |
| National University of Ireland, Maynooth | 3,999 | 5,152 | 2,402 | 9,336 | 2,983 | 15,075 | 3,009 | 0 | 0 |
| Trinity College Dublin | 3,627 | 1,380 | 3,260 | 18,216 | 13,018 | 7,672 | 2,990 | 2,316 | 513 |
| University of Limerick | 5,970 | 3,128 | 9,747 | 5,533 | 3,754 | 2,832 | 332 | 2,177 | 1,890 |
| Dublin City University | 3,174 | 4,566 | 9,877 | 30,984 | 24,530 | 12,478 | 4,263 | 397 | 0 |
| TOTAL | 22,471 | 18,995 | 38,992 | 100,671 | 90,645 | 65,460 | 18,041 | 22,902 | 11,772 |
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