Lucinda Creighton (Dublin South East, Fine Gael)
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Question 104: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the amount spent by her Department on security for schools in the years 2009 and to date in 2010; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42292/10]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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Decision on the need or cost of security for schools is a matter for each individual Board of Management. The information requested by the Deputy is not readily available, and given that there are over 4,000 first and second level schools, would involve an inordinate amount of administrative time to compile.

Lucinda Creighton (Dublin South East, Fine Gael)
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Question 105: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the total capital spending allocated to her Department in 2010; the total allocated moneys spent; the allocated capital spending within her Department in 2010 for each project in tabular form; the amount allocated to each project; the amount spent to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42297/10]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The total capital allocation for the Department of Education and Skills in 2010 is just over €785m including a €79m carryover from 2009. Actual capital expenditure at the end of October amounted to €449.295m. Details of the capital allocation and expenditure to end October 2010 in respect of each sector are as follows:

SECTORS Allocation Expenditure

Administrative Budget €3.1m €0.849m

Educational Disadvantage €3m €1.146m

ICT (Schools) €50m €20.543m

National Qualifications Framework €1m €0.650m

F.01 Primary €378.8m €211.257m

F.02 Post-Primary €200m €147.313m

F.03 Third Level €126.89m €59.871m

F.04 Other Third Level €0.165m €0m

PPPs €17.773m €4.809m

FAS €4.5m €2.857m

TOTAL €785.228m €449.295m

Expenditure will be significant during the final two months of the year. For example, the ICT (Schools) which had expenditure of €20.543m at the end of October have spent a further €24m in the first week of November and this trend will manifest itself across the sectors until the end of the year.

Lucinda Creighton (Dublin South East, Fine Gael)
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Question 106: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the amount spent by her Department on public relations and advertising in the years 2008, 2009 and to date in 2010; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42310/10]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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My Department incurs expenditure on public advertisements in connection with a wide range of educational programmes and schemes including, staff appointments in the education sector; invitations to attend local hearings; invitations to forward submissions on education-related schemes/projects; invitations to tender for school building projects.

In accordance with a Government decision in July 2008 my Department took steps to reduce expenditure on advertising. Expenditure in 2007 was €816,000 and was reduced to €340,000 in 2008. With ongoing efforts to reduce advertising costs to a minimum the total amount spent by my Department on advertising in 2009 and to date in 2010 is as follows,

2009 - €172,322

2010 - € 117, 729 (to date)

Expenditure was not incurred on public relations promotions/activities during

the period in question.