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Departmental Expenditure.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 6 May 2009

Wednesday, 6 May 2009

Questions (553, 554)

Brian Hayes

Question:

604 Deputy Brian Hayes asked the Minister for Education and Science the cost of running the Higher Education Authority in each year over the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17693/09]

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Ruairí Quinn

Question:

615 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of staff employed by the Higher Education Authority; the number of staff at each grade; the salary bands of each grade; the cost of the pay roll bill at the HEA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17802/09]

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Written answers

I propose to take Questions Nos. 604 and 615 together.

The information requested is set out in the following document.

Higher Education Authority

Grade

Salary Band

Number of Staff

Assistant Secretary

158,644

1.0

Principal Officer (H)

97,611 – 120,385

0.8

Principal Officer

90,703 – 112,193

7.4

Assistant Principal (H)

76,506 – 95,667

3.0

Assistant Principal

69,659 – 86,865

12.6

HEO (H)

50,712 – 62,725

1.0

HEO

49,007 – 62,210

16.2

EO

32,179 – 51,054

17.4

CO (H)

25,532 – 40,418

1.0

CO

24,395 – 39,560

6.8

Cleaner

20,643 – 25,560

1.6

Director IRCSET

115,457

1.0

HEA Chairman

82,737

0.6

Total No. of Staff

70.4

Estimated Cost of Payroll (2009)

5,193,000

Year

2006

2007

2008

Running Costs

€7,702,000

€8,412,000

€8,608,000

Notes: The staffing numbers and running costs above also include for the National Office for Equity to Access to Higher Education, Irish Research Council for the Humanities and Social Sciences (IRCHSS) and the Irish Research Council for Science, Engineering and Technology (IRCSET). The latter two bodies operate under separate councils but all staff are employed by the HEA, which also provides other administrative supports.

Staff numbers provided are whole-time equivalents. Figures include both permanent and temporary/contract staff. Payroll figures include some pension payments. A number of staff are funded by the EU.

(h) denotes higher scale.

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