Matt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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77. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding allocated to Monaghan Institute in 2020; and the proposed allocation in 2021. [43174/20]

Niall Collins (Limerick County, Fianna Fail)
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Cavan Monaghan Education and Training Board (CMETB) allocated funding of €1.72m to Monaghan Institute from their overall funding allocation received from SOLAS in 2020. This funding is used to support the range of Post Leaving Certificate, apprenticeship, traineeship and other provision delivered by Monaghan Institute across a range of subject areas.

My Department provides funding to SOLAS by way of annual grant. The funding is then disbursed by SOLAS by way of grants to the ETBs. The ETBs submit annual funding budget requests as part of a Funding Allocation Request (FAR) process. These requests are assessed by SOLAS by reference to a number of factors and the total funding available. It is the outcome of this process that determines the allocation for each ETB by programme and, in turn, the allocation of funding by each ETB to its institutions. This process is currently underway and final ETB allocations will be made by SOLAS in the first quarter of 2021.