Departmental Expenditure: 31 Jan 2012: Written answers (KildareStreet.com)

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Tuesday, 31 January 2012

Department of Education and Skills

Departmental Expenditure

9:00 pm

Eoghan Murphy (Dublin South East, Fine Gael)
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Question 229: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total amount of the education budget for 2012; and the breakdown in spending between the different categories and levels of education, both as a percentage of the total budget and in monetary terms. [5293/12]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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The 2012 Gross Budget Allocation for Vote 26: Education & Skills was almost €8,672 million. Expenditure on Education services in Vote 26 is accounted for under seven main headings in Vote 26 as follows:

2012 Gross Budget Allocation
*€ million*
Programme	Amount	%
Administration	€91.7	1%
Other Services	€329.4	4%
First-Level Education	€3,109.5	36%
2nd level Education	€2,957.6	34%
3rd level and Further Education	€1,566.3	18%
Capital Services	€474.2	5%
Skills Development & Further Education	€142.8	2%
Total	€8,671.5

The following table, for the information of the Deputy, is a full breakdown of estimated 2012 expenditure for Vote 26: Education & Skills, as contained in the Comprehensive Expenditure Report 2012-14 which was published in December 2012 at Budget time.

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EDUCATION AND SKILLS
I.	Estimate of the amount required in the year ending 31 December 2011 for the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister
for Education and Skills, for certain services administered by that Office, and for the payments of certain grants and
grants-in-aid.
€8,062,573,000
II.	Subheads under which this Vote will be accounted for by the Office of the Minister for Education and Skills
2011 REV	2012	%
2012
Current	Capital	Total	Current	Capital	Total	Over
2011 REV
ADMINISTRATION	€000	€000	€000	€000
A.1 -	SALARIES, WAGES AND ALLOWANCES .	62,743	-	62,743	59,889	-	59,889	-5%
A.2 -	TRAVEL AND SUBSISTENCE .	1,577	-	1,577	1,499	-	1,499	-5%
A.3 -	TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT AND INCIDENTAL EXPENSES .	1,355	-	1,355	1,262	-	1,262	-7%
A.4 -	POSTAL AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
SERVICES .	3,250	-	3,250	3,041	-	3,041	-6%
A.5 -	OFFICE EQUIPMENT & EXTERNAL IT SERVICES	3,462	2,000	5,462	3,355	1,500	4,855	-11%
A.6 -	OFFICE PREMISES EXPENSES .	2,350	-	2,350	2,318	-	2,318	-1%
A.7 -	CONSULTANCY SERVICES & VALUE FOR MONEY REVIEWS	100	-	100	100	-	100	0%
A.8 -	NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGICAL
SERVICE .	18,629	-	18,629	18,719	-	18,719	0%
A.8 -	REGIONAL OFFICE EXPENSES	260	-	260	0	-	0	-100%
Subtotal:- *	93,726	2,000	95,726	90,183	1,500	91,683	-4%
OTHER SERVICES
B.1 -	GRANT-IN-AID FUND FOR GENERAL EXPENSES	854	-	854	847	-	847	-1%
OF ADULT EDUCATION ORGANISATIONS
(PART-FUNDED BY NATIONAL LOTTERY) .
B.2 -	TRANSPORT SERVICES .	179,974	-	179,974	169,693	-	169,693	-6%
B.3 -	INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES	1,038	-	1,038	1,109	-	1,109	7%
B.4 -	UNESCO CONTRIBUTION AND INTERNATIONAL
EDUCATION EXCHANGES .	2,464	-	2,464	2,280	-	2,280	-7%
B.5 -	RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES	2,475	-	2,475	2,350	-	2,350	-
B.6 -	TEACHER EDUCATION	25,205	-	25,205	24,705	-	24,705	-2%
B.7 -	EXPENSES OF NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR
CURRICULUM AND ASSESSMENT .	3,812	-	3,812	4,567	-	4,567	20%
B.8 -	FUNDING OF PROJECTS IN DRUG TASK FORCE AREAS	543	-	543	411	-	411	-
B.9 -	NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION	9,015	-	9,015	8,712	-	8,712	-3%
B.10 -	EDUCATIONAL DISADVANTAGED (DORMANT ACCOUNTS)	1,500	500	2,000	1,100	500	1,600	-20%
B.11 -	OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH STRATEGY FOR FIRST AND
SECOND-LEVEL TEACHERS	1,750	-	1,750	1,750	-	1,750	-
B.12	RESIDENTIAL INSTITUTIONS REDRESS	45,000	-	45,000	69,880	500	70,380	56%
B.13 -	ROYAL IRISH ACADEMY OF MUSIC
GENERAL EXPENSES (GRANT-IN-AID) .	3,544	-	3,544	3,440	-	3,440	-3%
B.14 -	GRANT-IN-AID FUND FOR GENERAL
EXPENSES OF CULTURAL, SCIENTIFIC AND
EDUCATIONAL ORGANISATIONS
(PART-FUNDED BY NATIONAL LOTTERY)	196	-	196	187	-	187	-
OTHER SERVICES - continued
B.15 -	NORTH/SOUTH CO-OPERATION FUNDING	3,350	-	3,350	3,250	-	3,250	-3%
B.16 -	FUNDING FOR THE PROMOTION OF IRELAND AS AN
INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION CENTRE .	100	-	100	100	-	100	0%
B.17 -	MISCELLANEOUS .	5,005	-	5,005	4,035	-	4,035	-19%
B.18 -	SCHOOLS INFORMATION AND
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES ACTIVITIES .	13,578	1,500	15,078	13,278	500	13,778	-9%
B.19 -	COMMISSION ON CHILD ABUSE .	12,994	-	12,994	8,000	-	8,000	-38%
B.20 -	NATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS FRAMEWORK .	8,823	500	9,323	8,174	0	8,174	-12%
Subtotal:-	321,220	2,500	323,720	327,868	1,500	329,368	2%
Education and Skills	414,946	4,500	419,446	418,051	3,000	421,051	0
2010 Prov Outturn	%
2011
Current	Capital	Total	Capital	Total	Over 2010
Prov Outturn
FIRST-LEVEL EDUCATION GRANTS & SERVICES
C.1 -	SALARIES, ETC., OF TEACHERS .	2,052,229	-	2,052,229	2,079,028	-	2,079,028	1%
C.2 -	MODEL SCHOOLS - MISCELLANEOUS
EXPENSES .	511	-	511	511	-	511	0%
C.3 -	CAPITATION GRANTS TOWARDS OPERATING
COSTS OF NATIONAL SCHOOLS .	187,102	-	187,102	188,142	-	188,142	1%
C.4 -	SALARIES ETC. OF NON-TEACHING STAFF IN
NATIONAL SCHOOLS INCLUDING SPECIAL NEEDS
ASSISTANTS, CARETAKERS & CLERICAL OFFICERS	310,451	-	310,451	310,793	-	310,793	0%
C.5 -	OTHER GRANTS AND SERVICES .	55,337	-	55,337	50,585	-	50,585	-9%
C.6 -	SUPERANNUATION, ETC., OF TEACHERS .	473,474	-	473,474	474,485	-	474,485	0%
C.7 -	SPECIAL EDUCATION INITIATIVES	6,065	-	6,065	6,000	-	6,000	-1%
Subtotal:-	3,085,169		3,085,169	3,109,544		3,109,544	1%
SECOND LEVEL & FURTHER EDUCATION
D.1 -	SALRIES ETC. OF TEACHERS IN SECONDARY
COMPREHENSIVE & COMMUNITY SCHOOLS	1,180,733	-	1,180,733	1,141,095	-	1,141,095	-3%
D.2 -	GRANTS TO SECONDARY SCHOOL AUTHORITIES
AND OTHER GRANTS AND SERVICES IN RESPECT
OF SECONDARY SCHOOLS .	107,191	-	107,191	103,800	-	103,800	-3%
D.3 -	SALARIES ETC. OF NON-TEACHING STAFF IN
SECONDARY, COMP & COMM SCHOOLS INCLUDING SPECIAL
NEEDS ASSISTANTS, CAREATKERS & CLERICAL OFFICERS	52,151	-	52,151	50,345	-	50,345	-3%
D.4 -	SUPERANNUATION OF SECONDARY,
COMPREHENSIVE AND COMMUNITY SCHOOL
TEACHERS .	344,125	-	344,125	346,131	-	346,131	1%
D.5 -	COMPREHENSIVE AND COMMUNITY
SCHOOLS - RUNNING COSTS	46,342	-	46,342	45,492	-	45,492	-2%
D.6 -	ANNUAL GRANTS TO VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
COMMITTEES (EXCLUDING CERTAIN GRANTS IN
RESPECT OF SPECIALIST COLLEGES AND
STUDENT SUPPORT) .	906,809	906,809	914,848	914,848	1%
D.7 -	PAYMENTS TO LOCAL AUTHORITIES IN RESPECT
OF SUPERANNUATION CHARGES .	234,278	-	234,278	239,513	-	239,513	2%
D.8 -	MISCELLANEOUS POST-PRIMARY SERVICES .	18,574	-	18,574	18,027	-	18,027	-3%
D.9 -	SPECIAL INITIATIVES ADULT EDUCATION .	44,465	-	44,465	44,165	-	44,165	-1%
D.10 -	STATE EXAMINATIONS COMMISSION .	54,310	-	54,310	54,202	-	54,202	-
Subtotal:-	2,988,978	0	2,988,978	2,957,618	0	2,957,618	-1%
THIRD LEVEL & FURTHER EDUCATION
GRANTS & SERVICES
E.1 -	STUDENT GRANT SCHEMES	386,057	-	386,057	333,282	-	333,282	-14%
E.2 -	UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIPS	1,800	-	1,800	1,700	-	1,700	-6%
E.3 -	AN tÚDARÁS UM ARD-OIDEACHAS -
GRANT-IN-AID FOR GENERAL EXPENSES .	5,587	-	5,587	5,358	-	5,358	-4%
E.4 -	AN tÚDARAS UM ARD-OIDEACHAS - GENERAL
CURRENT GRANTS TO UNIVERSITIES AND
COLLEGES AND DESIGNATED INSTITUTIONS OF
HIGHER EDUCATION (GRANT-IN-AID) .	1,177,032	-	1,177,032	1,119,604	-	1,119,604	-5%
E.5 -	TRAINING COLLEGES FOR PRIMARY TEACHERS
EXCLUDING THOSE FUNDED THROUGH THE
HIGHER EDUCATION AUTHORITY .	12,549	-	12,549	11,680	-	11,680	-7%
E.6	STRATEGIC INNOVATION FUND	14,000	14,000	4,000	4,000	-71%
E.7 -	DUBLIN DENTAL HOSPITAL - DENTAL EDUCATION
GRANT (GRANT-IN-AID) .	11,986	-	11,986	11,815	-	11,815	-1%
E.8 -	DUBLIN INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDIES
(GRANT-IN-AID) .	7,020	-	7,020	6,796	-	6,796	-3%
E.9 -	GRANT IN RESPECT OF TUITION FEES TO
DESIGNATED NON-HIGHER EDUCATION
AUTHORITY THIRD-LEVEL INSTITUTIONS .	5,475	-	5,475	5,325	-	5,325	-3%
E.10 -	MISCELLANEOUS .	220	-	220	220	-	220	0%
E.11 -	GRANTS TO CERTAIN THIRD LEVEL
INSTITUTIONS .	17,019	-	17,019	11,350	-	11,350	-33%
E.12 -	ALLEVIATION OF DISADVANTAGE	16,000	-	16,000	13,200	-	13,200	-
E.13 -	RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
ACTIVITIES	41,085	-	41,085	40,085	-	40,085	-2%
E.14	GRANGEGORMAN DEVELOPMENT AGENCY	2,080	0	2,080	1,880	0	1,880	-10%
Subtotal:-	1,697,910	0	1,697,910	1,566,295	0	1,566,295	-8%

Education and Skills
2010 Prov Outturn	%
2012
Current	Capital	Total	Capital	Total	over
2011 REV
CAPITAL SERVICES
F.1	BUILDING, EQUIPMENT AND FURNISHING OF
NATIONAL & 2nd LEVEL SCHOOLS	-	418,000	418,000	-	362,000	362,000	-13%
F.2	PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP COSTS .	41,651	15,500	57,151	50,200	2,000	52,200	-9%
F.3	AN tÚDARÁS UM ARD-OIDEACHAS -
BUILDING GRANTS AND CAPITAL COSTS FOR
FOR UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES, INSTITUTES OF
TECHNOLOGY, DESIGNATED INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER
EDUCATION AND RESEARCH	57,335	57,335	59,835	59,835	4%
F.4	BUILDING GRANTS AND CAPITAL COSTS OF OTHER
THIRD LEVEL INSTITUTIONS	-	165	165	-	165	165	0%

Subtotal:-	41,651	491,000	532,651	50,200	424,000	474,200	-11%

SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
G.1	FAS ADMINISTRATION AND GENERAL EXPENSES	85,491	85,491	83,491	83,491	-2%
G.2	FAS TRAINING AND INTEGRATION SUPPORTS	40,267	40,267	23,067	23,067	-43%
G.3	LEONARDO PROGRAMME	140	140	140	140	0%
G.4	FAS CAPITAL	5,500	5,500	3,000	3,000	-45%
G.5	FAS - PENSION PAYMENTS ARISING FROM THE	0
FINANCIAL MEASURES (MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS) ACT	30,500	30,500	30,800	30,800	1%
G.6	EUROPEAN GLOBALISATION FUND	1,000	1,000	1,000	1,000	0%
G.7	OPERATIONAL PROGRAMME FOR HUMAN
RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT - TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE	1,300	1,300	1,300	1,300	0%
Subtotal:-	158,698	5,500	164,198	139,798	3,000	142,798	-13%


Gross Total :-	8,387,352	501,000	8,888,352	8,241,506	430,000	8,671,506	-2%

Deduct:-
G. -	APPROPRIATIONS-IN-AID .	604,432	4,501	608,933	604,432	4,501	608,933	0%
Net Total :-	7,782,920	496,499	8,279,419	7,637,074	425,499	8,062,573	-3%
NATIONAL TRAINING FUND		362,000	-	362,000	362,000	-	362,000	0%
OVERALL GROSS TOTAL		8,749,352	501,000	9,250,352	8,603,506	430,000	9,033,506	-2%
Exchequer pay included in above net total	5,020,712	4,955,648
Exchequer pensions included in above net total	886,126	898,164

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