Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 21 March 2012
163 Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide in tabular form a breakdown of the position, salary, allowance and expenses paid to each of the employees in 2011 of agencies (details supplied). [15470/12]
View answerThe information requested by the Deputy is an administrative matter for each agency. This information is not collated centrally within my Department and it would require an inordinate amount of administrative time to provide the full range of details sought.
164 Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide in tabular form a breakdown of the number of board members and their respective annual remuneration for 2011 of agencies (details supplied). [15471/12]
View answerThe information requested by the Deputy is contained in the following table: Foras Áiseanna Saothair, Solas, Further Education and Training Awards Council (FETAC), Grangegorman Development Agency, Higher Education and Training Awards Council (HETAC), Higher Education Authority, Irish Research Council for Science, Engineering and Technology, Irish Research Council for the Humanities and Social Science, National Centre for Technology and Education, National Qualifications Authority of Ireland, The Teaching Council
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Agency Name (and Website Address) |
No. Board Members (as of 31st Dec 2011) |
Remuneration/Fees Applicable in 2011 |
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Chairperson |
Ordinary Member |
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Foras Áiseanna Saothair (Solas to be established) |
11 |
€20,520 |
€11,790 |
|
Further Education and Training Awards Council |
11(6 Vacancies) |
— |
— |
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Grangegorman Development Agency |
15 |
€8,978 |
— |
|
Higher Education and Training Awards Council |
11 (3 Vacancies) |
— |
— |
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Higher Education Authority |
19 |
€11,970 |
€7,695 |
|
Irish Research Council for Science, Engineering and Technology |
15 |
— |
— |
|
Irish Research Council for the Humanities and Social Sciences |
11 |
— |
— |
|
National Centre for Technology in Education (NCTE) |
No Board existed for the NCTE in 2011. Since September 2011, the NCTE is within the remit of Dublin West Education Centre alongside the Department’s largest support service, the Professional Development Service for Teachers (PDST). |
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National Qualifications Authority of Ireland |
12(2 Vacancies) |
— |
— |
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The Teaching Council |
37 |
— |
— |
165 Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide in tabular form a list of all agencies and bodies and internal organisations under his aegis. [15500/12]
View answerA list of bodies currently under the aegis of my Department and an internal organisation chart for my Department are contained in the following tables for the Deputy's information:
Bodies under aegis of Department of Education and Skills (2012)
An Chomhairle um Oideachais Gaeltachta agus Gaelscolaíochta (COGG)
Commission to Inquire Into Child Abuse (CICA)
Education Finance Board (EFB)
FÁS
Further Education and Training Awards Council (FETAC)
Grangegorman Development Authority (GDA)
Higher Education and Training Awards Council (HETAC)
Higher Education Authority (HEA)
Irish Research Council (IRC) — see Note
Léargas Ltd — The Exchange Bureau
National Centre for Guidance in Education (NCGE)
National Council for Special Education (NCSE)
National Qualifications Authority of Ireland (NQAI)
Residential Institutions Review Board (RIRB)
Residential Institutions Review Committee RIRC)
Skillnets Ltd
State Examinations Commission
The Teaching Council
Note: The IRC established through the merger of the Irish Research Council for Science, Engineering and Technology (IRCSET) and the Irish Research Council for the Humanities and Social Sciences (IRCHSS) in March 2012.
