Michael Colreavy (Sligo-North Leitrim, Sinn Fein)
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459. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the financial contribution her Department made for the running of Education and Training Boards Ireland in 2013. [46155/14]

Michael Colreavy (Sligo-North Leitrim, Sinn Fein)
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460. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the financial contribution her Department made to the running of IVEA in the years 2010 to 2013, inclusive. [46156/14]

Clare Daly (Dublin North, United Left)
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476. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the financial contribution her Department makes to the running of Education and Training Boards Ireland for 2013. [46260/14]

Clare Daly (Dublin North, United Left)
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477. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the financial contribution her Department made to the running of the Irish Vocational Education Association in the years 2010 to 2013, inclusive. [46261/14]

Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 459, 460, 476 and 477 together.

The Irish Vocational Education Association (IVEA) represented the interests, at a national level, of the thirty three Vocational Education Committees (VECs) until the commencement on 1 July 2013 of the Education and Training Boards Act, which dissolved the VECs and established the sixteen Education and Training Boards (ETBs). IVEA retitled itself as Education and Training Boards Ireland (ETBI) at this time and it represents ETBs and promotes their interests at a national level.

My Department provides an annual grant to ETBI, as well as funding for the post of ETBI General Secretary on a non-recoupment basis. These arrangements are in line with the practice adopted for the other school managerial bodies. Details of this funding to ETBI are set out on the table.

The Deputy should note that, from time to time, my Department facilitates secondment arrangements to ETBI for particular areas of work.

Financial contribution to the running of the IVEA/ETBI

Michael Colreavy (Sligo-North Leitrim, Sinn Fein)
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461. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the financial contribution her Department made to the running of NAPD in the years 2008 to 2013, inclusive. [46157/14]

Clare Daly (Dublin North, United Left)
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479. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the financial contribution her Department made to the running of the National Association of Principals and Deputy Principals in the years 2008 to 2013, inclusive. [46263/14]

Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 461 and 479 together.

The National Association for Principals and Deputy Principals (NAPD) is a recognised representative body for Principals and Deputy Principals at post-primary level.

Funding provided by my Department to the NAPD relates to a non-recoupable secondment in respect of the position of Director and funding in respect of the provision by NAPD of supports, training & seminars for principals and deputy principals, including newly appointed principals and deputy principals. The NAPD works in collaboration with the Professional Development Service for Teachers to provide leadership programmes and continuous professional development opportunities. The funding given to the NAPD supports my Department's national priorities in the areas of Literacy & Numeracy and Leadership for schools. The total funding by my Department in this regard for the years 2008 to 2013 was approximately €1.5 million. The table outlines the total funding for each year.

Department of Education and Skills funding to the NAPD