Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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Question 196: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the amount paid in allowances and stipends to members of governing bodies in the institutes of technology; if she will provide the amount paid in allowances to chairpersons of each board over the last three years in tabular format; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32405/10]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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Members of the Governing Bodies of Institutes of Technology do not receive remuneration but are entitled to claim travel and subsistence on the same basis as the arrangements in the higher education sector and the public service.

The Institutes of Technology are statutory bodies established under the Institutes of Technology Acts 1992 to 2006. Under the terms of these Acts, the governance and day-to-day activities of the institutes are matters for which the Governing Bodies and the management of the institutes are responsible. Accordingly my Department does not collect details of travel and subsistence payments to members of the Governing Bodies.