Rose Conway-Walsh (Mayo, Sinn Fein)
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1072. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a list will be provided of all the examples of top-slicing that has been taken from existing core grants rather than additional funding since 2016, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31720/21]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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My Department allocates recurrent funding to the Higher Education Authority (HEA) for direct disbursement to HEA designated higher education institutions.

Ring-fenced allocations for specific strategic or important purposes are earmarked as part of the grant from time to time by my Department or the HEA.

Funding top slices are provided from within the total allocation; have not led to a reduction in core grant funding and have been provided for by means of additional funding allocated as part of the budgetary process.

Rose Conway-Walsh (Mayo, Sinn Fein)
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1073. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the grant allocation for higher education in each year since 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31721/21]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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I understand the deputy is seeking details of the recurrent grant funding provided to Higher Education Institutions via the HEA.

In this regard, my Department allocates recurrent funding to the Higher Education Authority (HEA) for direct disbursement to HEA designated higher education institutions. The HEA allocates this funding to the institutions via the recurrent funding model.

Please find attached a table outlining the total recurrent funding as administered by the HEA in the years 2006 to 2020.