Rose Conway-Walsh (Mayo, Sinn Fein)
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1297. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the private or not-for-profit higher education institutions which are eligible for HEA funding for specific courses or directly via his Department in recognition of a given remit; the amount of funding received by each higher education institute in each year since 2014 under each funding stream, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40960/21]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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There are a number of initiatives administered through competitive call processes by the HEA on behalf of the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science funded through the National Training Fund where not for profit/private institutions are eligible to apply. These are Springboard+, which has been running on an annual basis since 2011, the Human Capital Initiative Pillar 1 which commenced in 2020 and the July Stimulus Modular and part and full time taught postgraduate places programme in 2020. The tables and text attached, as provided by the HEA, outline the funding associated for the delivery of free and subsidised places under these initiatives.

Seperately my Department provides funding to institutions outside the remit of the HEA. Funding provided in the period 2014 to 2020 is outlined in the attached table.

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Rose Conway-Walsh (Mayo, Sinn Fein)
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1298. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the percentage share of public funding in the total revenue of higher education institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40961/21]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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My department does not compile the information requested by the deputy.

The provision of funding for Higher Education on an annual basis is part of overall expenditure management and budgetary policy.

It is important to note that, in considering the total level of resource available to the sector, higher education institutions are autonomous bodies under legislation and have significant income streams from activities pursued through academic freedom.

The accounts of HEA designated higher education institutions are audited by the C&AG annually and the accounts are laid before the Oireactas.