Dáil Éireann debate - Wednesday, 17 Nov 1993

Written Answers. - Departmental-Commissioned Reports.

Peter Barry

Question:

183 Mr. Barry asked the Minister for Education if her Department has been responsible for commissioning reports and/or inquiries over the past five years; if so, the nature and number of these; their cost; the number published or awaiting publication.

Minister for Education (Ms Bhreathnach)

The main reports and/or inquiries commissioned by the Department over the past five years are given in the following table:

No.	Report	Cost
		£
1.	Staffing Structures in the regional technical colleges and Dublin Institute of Technology	26,983
2.	Unit Cost Study in the Universities	123,355
3.	Developing Educational and Vocational Provision for the Long-Term Unemployed	33,921
4.	Structural Funds — Education and Training — General Economic Assessment	5,000
5.	Irish Inspectorate	8,200
6.	Post-primary School Accommodation in Hartstown/Dunboyne/ Castleknock	9,789
7.	Post-primary School Accommodation in Portlaoise
8.	Update on Report No. 5 in relation to Castleknock	4,255
9.	Primary Education Review Body	77,639
10.	Special Education Review Committee	53,000
11.	Primary Curriculum Review Body	35,000
12.	Working Group on the Elimination of Sexism and Sex-stereotyping in Textbooks and Teaching Materials	3,978
13.	Bullying in Schools	1,500
14.	Deloitte Touche Report on School Transport	40,878
15.	Bastow Charleton Report on School Transport	35,659
16.	Advisory Committee on Third Level Student Support	4,200
17.	Unit Cost Study in Primary and Second Level Schools	40,300
18.	Zoo Committee appointed to advise on the future of Dublin Zoo	35,834

Reports Nos. 1 to 8 are for internal use by the Department and will not be published but the results of report No. 8 are to be made available locally.

Reports Nos. 9 to 13 have been published, Nos. 14 and 15 are available in the Oireachtas Library and it is intended to publish reports Nos. 16 and 17. No decision has been taken in relation to the publication of report No. 18.

In addition to the above reports the Sports, Reseach Committee has since 1989 commissioned 16 technical reports. Of these reports seven have been published and in the remainder the research is either still in progress or has just been completed. The cost of these reports was £83,641 and the individual titles can be made available to the Deputy should he require them.