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Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 2 Nov 1977

Vol. 301 No. 1

Written Answers. - Expenditure on Education.

437.

asked the Minister for Education if he will state in respect of the financial years 1973-74, 1974-75, and 1976-77 (a) current educational expenditure; (b) capital educational expenditure; (c) all expenditures as a percentage of GNP; (d) the percentage of all public current expenditure accounted for by current educational expenditure; and (e) the percentage of all public authorities' capital expenditure accounted for by capital educational expenditure.

Following is the reply:

Financial Years

1973-74

1st April 1974 to 31st December 1974

1975

1976

(a) Voted current educational expenditure as a percentage of GNP

4.1

4.6

5.1

5.2

(b) Voted capital educational expenditure as a percentage of GNP

.7

.8

.7

.5

(c) Voted total educational expenditure as a percentage of GNP

4.8

5.4

5.8

5.8

(d) Voted current educational expenditure as a percentage of all current voted expenditure

18.2

16.9

17.0

16.9

(e) Voted capital educational expenditure as a percentage of all voted capital expenditure

17.7

21.7

19.8

14.8

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