Dan Wallace
Ceist:13 Mr. D. Wallace asked the Minister for Education the estimated cost to the Exchequer of the proposed ten new regional educational boards. [1725/97]
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13 Mr. D. Wallace asked the Minister for Education the estimated cost to the Exchequer of the proposed ten new regional educational boards. [1725/97]
20 Ms Keogh asked the Minister for Education if she has received costings from the Department of Finance in relation to the setting up and administration of regional educational boards. [1753/97]
26 Mr. J. Walsh asked the Minister for Education the estimated cost to the Exchequer of the proposed ten new regional educational boards. [1722/97]
31 Ms Keogh asked the Minister for Education if she has received costings from the Department of Finance in relation to the setting up and administration of regional educational boards. [1752/97]
42 Mrs. Geoghegan-Quinn asked the Minister for Education the estimated cost to the Exchequer of the proposed ten new regional educational boards. [1723/97]
47 Mr. O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Education the estimated cost to the Exchequer of the proposed ten new regional educational boards. [1721/97]
48 Mr. H. Byrne asked the Minister for Education the estimated cost to the Exchequer of the proposed ten new regional educational boards. [1729/97]
54 Mr. Browne (Wexford) asked the Minister for Education the estimated cost to the Exchequer of the proposed ten new regional educational boards. [1730/97]
56 Mr. Kenneally asked the Minister for Education the estimated cost to the Exchequer of the proposed ten new regional educational boards. [1727/97]
60 Mr. Moynihan asked the Minister for Education the estimated cost to the Exchequer of the proposed ten new regional educational boards. [1726/97]
67 Mr. Cullen asked the Minister for Education the estimated cost to the Exchequer of the proposed ten new regional educational boards. [1728/97]
71 Miss Coughlan asked the Minister for Education the full costing of the establishment of the regional educational boards as proposed in the Education Bill, 1997; and the estimated cost of running these boards. [1741/97]
76 Mr. M. Brennan asked the Minister for Education the estimated cost to the Exchequer of the proposed ten new regional educational boards. [1724/97]
I propose to take Questions Nos. 13, 20, 26, 31, 42, 47, 48, 54, 56, 60, 67, 71 and 76 together.
The Government's commitment to devolving education to the regions is set out in the White Paper, Charting our Education Future. Government policy in this area has been developed as a result of greater awareness of and sensitivity to the needs of regional communities.