Kevin Humphreys (Dublin South East, Labour)
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203. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of funding his Department provided to the Dublin Dental Hospital in 2013; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a direction was issued to all staff in the Dublin Dental Hospital by their human resources Department requesting all staff to stop taking work experience placement students; if he is concerned that a teaching hospital such as this is now refusing work experience, and if the Dental Hospital will reverse this policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16372/14]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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The amount of recurrent funding provided by my Department to the Dublin Dental Hospital (DDH) in 2013 was €11.051m. The allocation is provided to meet the pay costs of the teaching staff and towards the running costs of the DDH. The Deputy will be aware that funding is also provied by the Department of Health and Children.

DDH is governed by the Dublin Dental Hospital Board which is a Statutory Body appointed by the Minister of Health and Children. DDH is responsible for its own academic affairs and issues involving work placements is a matter for the management and Board.