Dáil Éireann debate -
Thursday, 29 Mar 1990

Vol. 397 No. 7

Written Answers. - School Chaplains.

Patrick McCartan

Question:

102 Mr. McCartan asked the Minister for Education the number of chaplains who are employees of and are employed either directly or indirectly out of moneys provided by the Exchequer in (a) technical colleges, including the Dublin Institute of Technology, (b) teacher training colleges, (c) constituent colleges of the National University of Ireland, (d) other recognised colleges of the National University of Ireland, (e) Trinity College, Dublin and (f) Dublin City University and Limerick University; and if she will provide an estimate of the aggregate current annualised payroll cost in each category.

Minister for Education (Mrs. O'Rourke)

The number of chaplains employed by the institutions referred to by the Deputy and the aggregate annualised payroll cost is as follows:

Colleges of Higher Education	Number Employed	Aggregated Annual Payroll Costs
(a) RTCs and the colleges of the Dublin Institute of Technology	22 full-time	£400,000
(b) Teacher training colleges	2 full-time	£58,800
	3 part-time
(c) Constituent colleges of the NUI	3 full-time	£44,000
	3 part-time
(d) Other recognised colleges of the NUI excluding (b)	1 full-time	£14,000
(e) Trinity College, Dublin	—	—
(f) Dublin City University	2 full-time	£46,000
and	4 part-time
University of Limerick (shared with Thomond College)

The income of these institutions from which such costs are met is derived from fees, grant-in-aid and other sources.