Written answers
Tuesday, 18 October 2016
Department of Education and Skills
Departmental Funding
Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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257. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the exact funding increase provided by budget 2017 for his Department in 2017, minus provision required for demographics and the Lansdowne Road agreement, compared to the Estimate provided in budget 2016, the summer economic statement and the expected out-turn for 2016 in tabular form. [30601/16]
Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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An additional €458 million will be made available to my Department in 2017 compared to the allocation provided in the 2016 Revised Estimates Volume. The following table provides a detailed breakdown of the 2017 Budget Allocation setting out the adjustments to the overall allocation for my Department since the announcement of Budget 2016, including school demographics and Lansdowne Road Agreement.
| VOTE 26: EDUCATION and SKILLS Gross Expenditure(Total allocations include €362m in respect of National Training Fund Expenditure) | Current €m | Capital €m | Total €m |
|---|---|---|---|
| TOTAL ALLOCATION AS PER BUDGET 2016 | 8,524 | 545 | 9,069 |
| 2016 Revised Estimates Volume: | |||
| Additional provided for Technological Universities | 2 | 2 | |
| Student Support improvements | 2 | 2 | |
| Reclassification of Public Private Partnership (PPP) Expenditure as Capital | -50 | 50 | 0 |
| Inter-Vote Transfer to D/Children & Youth Affairs in respect of Residual Youth Services Funding | -1 | 0 | -1 |
| TOTAL ALLOCATION AS PER 2016 REVISED ESTIMATES VOLUME | 8,477 | 595 | 9,072 |
| 2016 Mid Year Expenditure Review: | |||
| School Demographics | 51 | 51 | |
| Full year cost of additional 600 Resource Teachers from September 2016 | 22 | 22 | |
| Full year cost of Budget 2016 Staff Schedule improvements | 30 | 30 | |
| Multi-Annual Capital Programme increase | 55 | 55 | |
| TOTAL ALLOCATION AS PER 2016 MID-YEAR EXPENDITURE REVIEW | 8,580 | 650 | 9,230 |
| Budget 2017: | |||
| Budget Measures 2017 | 130 | 40 | 170 |
| Lansdowne Road Agreement | 130 | 130 | |
| TOTAL ALLOCATION AS PER BUDGET 2017 ALLOCATION | 8,840 | 690 | 9,530 |
With respect to expected outturn, net overall Education expenditure at the end of September was €5.98bn, which was €18m (0.3%) behind the profiled position prepared for end-September which was prepared at the beginning of the year.
As outlined in my appearance of 29 September before the Joint Committee on Education & Skills to discuss my Department’s Mid-Year Expenditure Review, my Department’s 2016 Allocation is coming under pressure as a result of additional superannuation payments. The full extent of any overrun in this area will become clearer when the end-October Expenditure figures are known. At that stage, the full impact of the demographic increase and the staffing schedule improvements announced in Budget 2016 on Education expenditure should become known.
In addition, in accordance with the terms of the Stability and Growth Pact, the then-Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform sanctioned an additional €100m in Capital Expenditure earlier this year bringing the total Capital allocation for my Department in 2016 to €695m.
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