Written answers

Tuesday, 12 June 2012

Department of Education and Skills

Public Sector Staff

8:00 pm

Photo of Eoghan MurphyEoghan Murphy (Dublin South East, Fine Gael)
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Question 276: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the percentage of staff working in the public sector, including in the civil services, that he deems to fall into the category of frontline staff, administrative, management, elected representative and any other relevant categories; and the way the pay budget is allocated across these categories in percentage and real terms in terms of as a proportion of the Department expenditure on salaries. [28788/12]

Photo of Ruairi QuinnRuairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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The gross pay allocation for Vote 26: Education and Skills included in the 2012 Revised Estimates Volume is €5.351 billion.

Front line staff in the Education Sector are regarded as comprising teachers and Special Needs Assistants in first and second level schools, as well as academic staff in third level colleges and institutions.

A full breakdown of the 2012 overall pay allocation for my Vote is listed below. The figure for the Third-Level Sector includes costs for both academic and non-academic staff as a breakdown of these sub-categories is not readily available.

First & Second level Teachers' Pay €3,778m 70.6%

Special Needs Assistants €362m 6.8%

Third-Level Sector (Universities, IOTs & other3rd Level Colleges) €828m 15.5%

First & Second level Non-Teaching Staff (Excl SNAs) €113m 2.1%

(Mainly staff in VECs, Comprehensive & Community Schools and Caretakers/Clerical Assts in schools) Skills Development (mainly FÁS) €131m 2.5% Department Staff

(Admin, Inspectors, Psychologists) €77m 1.4% State

Examinations Commission €45m 0.8%

Other Bodies (Special Education Council, Redress, NCCA etc) €17m 0.3%

TOTAL €5,351m 100%

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