Written answers
Wednesday, 6 May 2009
Department of Education and Science
Departmental Expenditure
8:00 pm
Brian Hayes (Dublin South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 604: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the cost of running the Higher Education Authority in each year over the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17693/09]
Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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Question 615: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of staff employed by the Higher Education Authority; the number of staff at each grade; the salary bands of each grade; the cost of the pay roll bill at the HEA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17802/09]
Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take questions 604 and 615 together.
The information requested is set out in the following document.
Higher Education Authority
| Grade | Salary Band | Number of Staff |
| Assistant Secretary | 158,644 | 1 |
| Principal Officer (H) | 97,611 – 120,385 | 0.8 |
| Principal Officer | 90,703 – 112,193 | 7.4 |
| Assistant Principal (H) | 76,506 – 95,667 | 3 |
| Assistant Principal | 69,659 – 86,865 | 12.6 |
| HEO (H) | 50,712 – 62,725 | 1 |
| HEO | 49,007 – 62,210 | 16.2 |
| EO | 32,179 – 51,054 | 17.4 |
| CO (H) | 25,532 – 40,418 | 1 |
| CO | 24,395 – 39,560 | 6.8 |
| Cleaner | 20,643 – 25,560 | 1.6 |
| Director IRCSET | 115,457 | 1 |
| HEA Chairman | 82,737 | 0.6 |
| Total No. of Staff | 70.4 | |
| Estimated Cost of Payroll (2009) | €5,193,000 |
| Year | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
| Running Costs | €7,702,000 | €8,412,000 | €8,608,000 |
Notes: The staffing numbers and running costs above also include for the National Office for Equity to Access to Higher Education, Irish Research Council for the Humanities and Social Sciences (IRCHSS) and the Irish Research Council for Science, Engineering and Technology (IRCSET). The latter two bodies operate under separate councils but all staff are employed by the HEA, which also provides other administrative supports.
Staff numbers provided are whole-time equivalents. Figures include both permanent and temporary/contract staff. Payroll figures include some pension payments. A number of staff are funded by the EU.
(h) denotes higher scale
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