Written answers
Wednesday, 6 May 2009
Department of Education and Science
Education Centres
8:00 pm
Brian Hayes (Dublin South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 599: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the funding provided by him to each of the 21 education centres here for the years 2007 and 2008; the proposed amount for 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17678/09]
Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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The data that the Deputy requested is available in the following table. The funding listed is for the main budget of each of the centres as well as for local/summer courses for teachers. The budgets for 2009 are currently being finalised and are not yet available.
| Education Centre | 2007 | 2008 | local course budget 2007 | local course budget 2008 |
| Full Time | ||||
| Athlone | 131,500 | 170,758 | 36,047 | â'¬ 33,135.88 |
| Blackrock | 240,009 | 198,000 | 56,780 | â'¬ 68,104.34 |
| Ck on Shannon | 150,034 | 154,250 | 43,760 | â'¬ 47,459.41 |
| Clare | 93,005 | 93,000 | 50,950 | â'¬ 51,888.55 |
| Cork | 237,200 | 221,575 | 75,000 | â'¬ 69,889.94 |
| Donegal | 240,317 | 230,892 | 64,890 | â'¬ 39,663.16 |
| Drumcondra | 182,955 | 186,370 | 54,936 | â'¬ 27,715.00 |
| Dublin West | 266,386 | 238,981 | 63,124 | â'¬ 66,408.20 |
| Galway | 172,670 | 178,924 | 59,070 | â'¬ 49,651.28 |
| Kildare | 138,000 | 156,237 | 52,800 | â'¬ 35,008.54 |
| Kilkenny | 165,662 | 157,000 | 38,920 | â'¬ 47,141.90 |
| Laois | 167,562 | 153,800 | 33,070 | â'¬ 38,066.33 |
| Limerick | 529,005 | 156,400 | 52,890 | â'¬ 61,100.00 |
| Mayo | 141,736 | 160,300 | 40,381 | â'¬ 59,461.00 |
| Monaghan | 140,000 | 154,925 | 41,500 | â'¬ 46,682.39 |
| Navan | 147,500 | 174,600 | 47,697 | â'¬ 61,063.30 |
| Sligo | 130,000 | 142,233 | 41,642 | â'¬ 45,654.31 |
| Tralee | 178,279 | 161,750 | 48,000 | â'¬ 56,437.54 |
| Waterford | 143,500 | 166,500 | 40,960 | â'¬ 49,545.24 |
| West Cork | 175,263 | 186,650 | 49,100 | â'¬ 67,406.90 |
| Wexford | 148,000 | 166,750 | 51,850 | â'¬ 39,686.76 |
| 3,918,583 | 3,609,895 | 1,043,367 | â'¬ 1,061,169.97 |
Brian Hayes (Dublin South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 600: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the person who has responsibility for organising the terms of employment, pay and conditions of all of the members of staff of the various education centres here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17679/09]
Brian Hayes (Dublin South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 601: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of staff employed in an administrative and management capacity in each of the 21 education centres in each of the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17680/09]
Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 600 and 601 together.
All Education Support Centres are bodies corporate with perpetual succession and have a management committee to manage the business and staff of the centre.
Apart from the 21 Directors who are secondees all other staff are non public servants. Their employment, pay and conditions is managed by the management committee. Apart from the 21 Directors the average number employed in the 21 centres for each of the last three years is 162. The responsibility for the numbers employed lies with the management committee.
Brian Hayes (Dublin South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 602: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when an internal audit unit from his Department last analysed any or all of the 21 education centres here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17681/09]
Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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The Internal Audit Unit of my Department is authorised by its Charter to carry out a comprehensive programme of audits in all areas of the Department and in certain bodies/organisations under its aegis including Education Centres. The audit of Education Centres is an integral part of the annual audit work programme which is approved by the Audit Committee and the Accounting Officer. Eighteen of the twenty one fulltime Education Centres have already been subject to audit, the most recent of which was completed in May 2008. Of the remaining three centres to be audited, in the current cycle of audits, one is included in the agreed annual work programme for 2009 and the other two will be considered in the context of future programmes.
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