Written answers
Tuesday, 24 February 2009
Department of Education and Science
Vocational Education Committees
11:00 pm
Brian Hayes (Dublin South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 500: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if, in view of his recent admission to this Deputy that €58 million was spent in 2008 on administration for vocational education committees throughout the country, he will give a breakdown of this amount in respect of each of the 33 VECs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7620/09]
Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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There are 33 Vocational Education Committees (VECs) established under, and governed according to the Vocational Education Acts, 1930 to 2001. Each VEC is a statutory body with its own corporate status. Financial allocations are made to the VECs as part of a block grant. VECs are given a high level of autonomy in the management and appropriation of their budgets and each VEC is allowed to distribute its allocations in line with its priorities and perceptions of need. Accordingly, my Department does not have available to it a detailed breakdown of the distribution of funds by VECs across their schools and head offices. However, I can again confirm that VECs spent approximately €58.5 million on what is termed administration pay in 2008, and a breakdown of this expenditure in respect of each VEC is attached for the Deputy's information.
| VEC Administration Pay 2008 | |
| Name of VEC | Expenditure |
| € | |
| City of Cork | 2,517,000 |
| City of Dublin | 8,315,711 |
| City of Limerick | 1,175,000 |
| City of Waterford | 841,000 |
| Dún Laoghaire | 1,180,768 |
| City of Galway | 1,068,050 |
| Co. Carlow | 1,243,000 |
| Co. Cavan | 1,060,010 |
| Co. Clare | 1,500,349 |
| Co. Cork | 3,497,000 |
| Co. Donegal | 2,447,000 |
| Co. Dublin | 6,334,978 |
| Co. Galway | 1,534,525 |
| Co. Kerry | 1,968,600 |
| Co. Kildare | 1,508,264 |
| Co. Kilkenny | 1,270,367 |
| Co. Laois | 828,878 |
| Co. Leitrim | 786,749 |
| Co. Limerick | 1,621,357 |
| Co. Longford | 913,778 |
| Co. Louth | 1,490,405 |
| Co. Mayo | 1,413,000 |
| *Co. Meath | 1,414,480 |
| Co. Monaghan | 1,208,000 |
| Co. Offaly | 952,647 |
| Co. Roscommon | 706,122 |
| Co. Sligo | 1,115,000 |
| Co. Tipperary NR | 1,189,000 |
| Co. Tipperary SR | 1,059,000 |
| Co. Waterford | 757,648 |
| Co. Westmeath | 1,219,000 |
| Co. Wexford | 2,257,691 |
| Co. Wicklow | 2,203,100 |
| Total | 58,597,477 |
Brian Hayes (Dublin South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 501: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number, in respect of each of the 33 vocational education committees throughout the country, of schools that are under the control of each of the 33 VECs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7621/09]
Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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There are 33 Vocational Education Committees (VECs) established under the Vocational Education Acts, 1930 to 2001. Each VEC is a statutory body with its own corporate status and a breakdown of the schools under the management of each VEC is attached for the Deputy's information.
| List of VEC schools for the 2008/2009 school year broken down by Vocational Education Committees | |
| VEC Name | County(*) |
| City of Dublin VEC | 22 |
| Dún Laoghaire VEC | 3 |
| Co. Clare VEC | 7 |
| Co. Meath VEC | 9 |
| Co. Cork VEC | 21 |
| Co. Sligo VEC | 7 |
| Co. Kilkenny VEC | 8 |
| Co. Laois VEC | 4 |
| Co. Offaly VEC | 5 |
| Co. Tipperary (NR) VEC | 6 |
| Co. Waterford VEC | 3 |
| Co. Limerick VEC | 9 |
| Co. Longford VEC | 4 |
| Co. Westmeath VEC | 4 |
| Co. Galway VEC | 11 |
| Co. Wicklow VEC | 11 |
| City of Cork VEC | 6 |
| City of Waterford VEC | 2 |
| Co. Carlow VEC | 5 |
| Co. Donegal VEC | 15 |
| Co. Dublin VEC | 23 |
| Kerry Education Service | 8 |
| Co. Kildare VEC | 10 |
| Co. Leitrim VEC | 5 |
| City of Limerick VEC | 3 |
| Co. Cavan VEC | 5 |
| Co. Roscommon VEC | 3 |
| Co. Tipperary (SR) VEC | 5 |
| Co. Wexford VEC | 7 |
| City of Galway VEC | 3 |
| Co. Louth VEC | 5 |
| Co. Mayo VEC | 8 |
| Co. Monaghan VEC | 6 |
| 253 | |
| Source: PPPDB Date: 20 February 2009. |
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