Gerry Adams
Question:92. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Education and Skills if Dundalk Institute of Technology will suffer any cuts to funding or resources as a result of spending cuts in budget 2013. [55892/12]
View answerWednesday, 12 December 2012
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As the Deputy will be aware the recurrent provision for the higher education sector has reduced as announced in Budget 2013. The recurrent provision made available for 2012 to the University and Institutes of Technology sectors was some €1.119 billion while the provision for 2013 is €1.036 billion which includes a 2% reduction in both core pay and non-pay as announced in Budget 2012. Taking into account increased income in respect of the Student Contribution, the 2013 provision represents a net reduction of 4.5%.In terms of funding resources, the reality of the economic situation presents challenges right across the public sector, including higher education.My Department allocates recurrent funding to the Higher Education Authority (HEA) for direct disbursement to the HEA institutions. The HEA allocates this grant to institutions for free fees and core grant funding and other specific earmarked initiatives. The HEA uses a Recurrent Grant Allocation Model (RGAM) to determine the amount of core funding (grant) provided to each institution. Therefore the funding provision for the institution referred to by the Deputy will be decided by the HEA taking account of the overall provision for 2013 and the funding allocation model for the sector.