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Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 28 April 2010

Wednesday, 28 April 2010

Questions (169, 170, 171, 172, 173)

Phil Hogan

Question:

201 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Science the number of students enrolled for the Bachelor of Education course that commenced in 2009 in St. Patrick’s College, Dublin 9; the number of students enrolled for the 18-month postgraduate course that commenced in February 2010 in this college; the State moneys awarded to this college for the Bachelor of Education course that commenced in 2009; the State moneys awarded to this college for the 18-month postgraduate course that commenced in February 2010; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17057/10]

Phil Hogan

Question:

202 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Science the number of students enrolled for the Bachelor of Education course that commenced in 2009 in Mary Immaculate College, County Limerick; the number of students enrolled for the 18-month postgraduate course that commenced in February 2010 in this college; the State moneys awarded to this college for the Bachelor of Education course that commenced in 2009; the moneys awarded to this college for the 18-month postgraduate course that commenced in February 2010; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17058/10]

Phil Hogan

Question:

203 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Science the number of students enrolled for the Bachelor of Education course that commenced in 2009 in Froebel College, County Dublin; the number of students enrolled for the 18-month postgraduate course that commenced in February 2010 in this college; the State moneys awarded to this college for the Bachelor of Education course that commenced in 2009; the moneys awarded for the 18-month postgraduate course that commenced in February 2010; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17059/10]

Phil Hogan

Question:

204 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Science the number of students enrolled for the Bachelor of Education course that commenced in 2009 in Coláiste Mhuire, Dublin 3; the number of students enrolled for the 18-month postgraduate course that commenced in February 2010 in this college; the State moneys awarded to this college for the Bachelor of Education course that commenced in 2009; the moneys awarded to this college for the 18-month postgraduate course that commenced in February 2010; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17060/10]

Phil Hogan

Question:

205 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Science the number of students enrolled on the Bachelor of Education course that commenced in 2009 in Church of Ireland College of Education, Dublin 6; the number of students enrolled for the 18-month postgraduate course that commenced in February 2010 in this college; the State moneys awarded to this college for the Bachelor of Education course that commenced in 2009; the moneys awarded to this college for the 18-month postgraduate course that commenced in February 2010; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17061/10]

Written answers

Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Science (Deputy Mary Coughlan)

I propose to take Questions Nos. 201 to 205, inclusive, together.

The five State funded Colleges of Education each provide a Bachelor of Education course and, with the exception of the Church of Ireland College of Education, an 18-month postgraduate course. Depending on the College of Education there are various mechanisms for funding the programmes. St Patrick's College and Mary Immaculate College are funded by the HEA. Froebel College and Coláiste Mhuire, MIE are funded via capitation grants and tuition fee grants and the Church of Ireland College of Education is funded via core budget and tuition fee grants.

The following table details the number of students currently enrolled on the postgraduate programme which commenced earlier this year and the number of students enrolled in the first year of the Bachelor of Education in each college. The table also details the estimated expenditure by my Department for these students in CICE, Coláiste Mhuire and Froebel College. The budget provision for CICE covers students enrolled over the three year programme of the Bachelor of Education Programme. The estimated expenditure by the HEA for the students enrolled in St Patrick's College and Mary Immaculate College in 2010 has been requested and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible.

	Number of Students	Estimated Funding 2010
	B.Ed	Post Grad	1st Year B.Ed	Post Grad
			€	€
St Patricks College	411	64
Mary Immaculate College	409	60
Froebel College	70	32	675,420	337,640
Coláiste Mhuire, Marino	108	61	1,159,470	562,730
Church of Ireland College of Education	32	0	2,689,720	n/a

Please note that the Church of Ireland College of Education is funded by free fees grants and a direct budget. The direct budget includes payroll costs for academic, administrative and household college staff and the estimated figure for 2010 includes estimated pension and pension lump sum costs of €480,000. The annual budget grant cover students in the three years of the Bachelor of Education course.