Written answers

Thursday, 2 February 2017

Department of Education and Skills

EU Funding

Photo of Carol NolanCarol Nolan (Offaly, Sinn Fein)
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124. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools and other educational institutions or programmes in receipt of INTERREG funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5014/17]

Photo of Richard BrutonRichard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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My Department does not have responsibility for INTERREG funding and therefore does not have the information requested. The Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB) in Northern Ireland manages the programme. My officials have asked the SEUPB for the relevant information, which will be forwarded to the Deputy soon as it is received.

Photo of Carol NolanCarol Nolan (Offaly, Sinn Fein)
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125. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of EU funds provided to his Department for the purposes of cross-Border education projects; the number of projects in receipt of such funds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5015/17]

Photo of Richard BrutonRichard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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No EU funds have been provided to my Department for the purposes of cross border education projects over the past five years.

My Department, however, supports some 10 cross-border co-operation and exchange projects managed by parties external to the Department. Total expenditure by this Department in supporting North/South programmes in 2016 amounted to €581,616. The categories and numbers of participants North and South are contained in the following table.

North/South Funded Programmes in 2016

Categories No. of Participants North & South
Schools 1,666
Youth Groups39
Teachers/Trainers 2,575
Students 256,844
Young People7,245
3rd Level Institutions70

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