Clare Daly (Dublin North, Socialist Party)
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Question 72: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will confirm that the staff cuts of 13 workers who work for the trust at Tallaght Sports Complex in Balrothery, County Dublin, will be recorded as part of his target for cutbacks; and the amount of savings that will be generated from the axing of these jobs. [14802/11]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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The sports complexes attached to a small number of community and comprehensive schools, including that referred to by the Deputy, were established in the early 1970s on the basis that they would operate on a self-financing basis. In recent times, the complex at Tallaght Community School has experienced some difficulty in matching its operating costs and its income. Accordingly, the Board of Management, in consultation with the school's Trustees, has restructured its operations, which will involve making some staff redundant.

The employees are recruited and paid directly by the sports complex management. They are not, therefore, funded by my Department or included in my Department's Employment Control Framework. My Department has been kept informed by the Board of Management on the issues involved, and will support the Board and the Trustees in their efforts.