Departmental Agencies

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 25 October 2011

Tuesday, 25 October 2011

Questions (140)

Mary Lou McDonald

Question:

155 Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Education and Skills if all non-commercial State agency employees under his Department’s aegis are paid directly from the Exchequer. [30886/11]

Written answers

Minister for Education and Skills (Deputy Ruairí Quinn)

Employees of all non-commercial State agencies under the aegis of my Department are paid directly from the Exchequer with the exception of the Teaching Council and Skillnets Ltd.

The Teaching Council has been self-financing since March 2008 while Skillnets Ltd staff members are paid from an annual financial allocation made by my Department from the National Training Fund (NTF).