Written answers

Wednesday, 21 March 2012

Department of Education and Skills

Departmental Agencies

9:00 pm

Photo of Mary Lou McDonaldMary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 163: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide in tabular form a breakdown of the position, salary, allowance and expenses paid to each of the employees in 2011 of agencies (details supplied). [15470/12]

Photo of Ruairi QuinnRuairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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The information requested by the Deputy is an administrative matter for each agency. This information is not collated centrally within my Department and it would require an inordinate amount of administrative time to provide the full range of details sought.

Photo of Mary Lou McDonaldMary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 164: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide in tabular form a breakdown of the number of board members and their respective annual remuneration for 2011 of agencies (details supplied). [15471/12]

Photo of Ruairi QuinnRuairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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The information requested by the Deputy is contained in the following table: Foras Áiseanna Saothair, Solas, Further Education and Training Awards Council (FETAC), Grangegorman Development Agency, Higher Education and Training Awards Council (HETAC), Higher Education Authority, Irish Research Council for Science, Engineering and Technology, Irish Research Council for the Humanities and Social Science, National Centre for Technology & Education, National Qualifications Authority of Ireland, The Teaching Council

Agency Name(and Website Address)No. Board Members(as of 31st Dec 2011)Remuneration/FeesApplicable in 2011
ChairpersonOrdinaryMember
Foras Áiseanna Saothair(Solas to be established)11€20,520€11,790
Further Education & Training Awards Council11(6 Vacancies)€0€0
Grangegorman Development Agency15€8,978€0
Higher Education and Training Awards Council11(3 Vacancies)€0€0
Higher Education Authority19€11,970€7,695
Irish Research Council for Science, Engineering & Technology15€0€0
Irish Research Council for the Humanities and Social Sciences11€0€0
National Centre for Technology in Education (NCTE)No Board existed for the NCTE in 2011. Since September 2011, the NCTE is within the remit of Dublin West Education Centre alongside the Department's largest support service, the Professional Development Service for Teachers (PDST).
National Qualifications Authority of Ireland12(2 Vacancies)€0€0
The Teaching Council37€0€0

Photo of Mary Lou McDonaldMary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 165: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide in tabular form a list of all agencies and bodies and internal organisations under his aegis. [15500/12]

Photo of Ruairi QuinnRuairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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A list of bodies currently under the aegis of my Department and an internal organisation chart for my Department are contained in the following tables for the Deputy's information.

Bodies under aegis of Department of Education and Skills (2012)
An Chomhairle um Oideachais Gaeltachta agus Gaelscolaíochta (COGG)
Commission to Inquire Into Child Abuse (CICA)
Education Finance Board (EFB)
FÁS
Further Education and Training Awards Council (FETAC)
Grangegorman Development Authority (GDA)
Higher Education and Training Awards Council (HETAC)
Higher Education Authority (HEA)
Irish Research Council (IRC) – see Note
Léargas Ltd – The Exchange Bureau
National Centre for Guidance in Education (NCGE)
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National Council for Special Education (NCSE)
National Qualifications Authority of Ireland (NQAI)
Residential Institutions Review Board (RIRB)
Residential Institutions Review Committee RIRC)
Skillnets Ltd
State Examinations Commission
The Teaching Council

Note: The IRC established through the merger of the Irish Research Council for Science, Engineering and Technology (IRCSET) and the Irish Research Council for the Humanities and Social Sciences (IRCHSS) in March 2012.

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