Brian O'Shea (Waterford, Labour)
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Question 405: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the cost in 2005 for her Department to operate the school in Brussels for the children of Irish nationals working there; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14208/06]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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Each year Ireland, in common with the other member states of the European Union, recruits and seconds primary and post-primary teachers to serve in the 12 European schools, including the three schools located in Brussels. The European schools provide education at first and second levels for the children of parents working in the European Commission or other European institutions.The costs for individual member states are solely connected to the secondment costs of teachers. The European Commission, as the employer of the parents of the pupils, provides direct financing for each school to cover the other costs of the schools, as the education of such children is free.

The cost to my Department towards operating the schools in Brussels in 2005, by way of seconding teachers for that year, is currently being compiled and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as available.