Tom Hayes (Tipperary South, Fine Gael)
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Question 205: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total number of inspections carried out in schools under the whole-school evaluation and management leadership and learning systems for 2010; the total cost to the Exchequer for these inspections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34481/11]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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Whole-School Evaluation Management, Leadership and Learning (WSE-MLL) is a new model of evaluation in post-primary schools which was trialled in schools during 2009 and 2010. WSE-MLL was formally introduced to the education system in January 2011. The Inspectorate conducted 24 trial WSE-MLL evaluations in 2010. In 2011 the Inspectorate expects to conduct more than 90 such evaluations of post-primary schools. Since the Inspectorate is part of the Department of Education and Skills, all costs associated with its work are paid from the administrative budget of the Department and costs exclusively associated with whole-school evaluations are not recorded separately from the other inspection or policy development work of the Inspectorate. However, the estimated cost of the 24 trial whole-school evaluations (WSE-MLL) conducted in 2010, calculated on the basis of a per diem proportion of the total annual salary, travel and subsistence costs of the Inspectorate, was €258,000.