Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 7 November 2017
435. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills the allocations provided to a centre (details supplied) in County Donegal in each of the years 2009 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47135/17]
View answerEducation Centres are statutory bodies under Section 37 of the Education Act (1998) and are managed by local voluntary Management Committees which are elected annually. Management Committees have overall responsibility for the operation of their centres and the appointment of a director and other staff.
My Department is the main source of funding for Education Centres. It allocates core funding to Centres for the costs of administration staff and operating costs and also allocates funding for the provision of local courses. In addition to direct funding, the salary costs of the Directors who are normally teachers on secondment are met in full i.e. they are paid from the central payrolls operated by the Department of Education and Skills. Centres also have other sources of income including, hire of rooms, local partnerships, partnerships with other State bodies.
The Centre is question also receives funding for a part time Education Centre and the workshop element of the National Induction Programme for Teachers (NIPT) support service.
Following is the table of the funding provided to the Centre from 2009 to 2017:
|
Funding to Donegal Education Centre |
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|
Donegal |
Donegal |
Gortahork |
Gortahork |
NIPT |
Yearly |
|
|
Year |
Core |
Local Course |
Core |
Local Course |
Admin |
Total |
|
2009 |
222,258 |
34,704 |
8,622 |
3,880 |
0 |
269,464 |
|
2010 |
222,258 |
34,467 |
8,622 |
0 |
378,473 |
643,820 |
|
2011 |
222,258 |
34,467 |
0 |
2,498 |
858,199 |
1,117,422 |
|
2012 |
222,260 |
34,468 |
0 |
2,498 |
800,000 |
1,059,226 |
|
2013 |
197,510 |
34,468 |
8,624 |
3,006 |
700,000 |
943,608 |
|
2014 |
197,510 |
34,468 |
8,624 |
4,440 |
963,222 |
1,208,264 |
|
2015 |
213,510 |
34,468 |
8,624 |
3,495 |
846,280 |
1,106,377 |
|
2016** |
197,510 |
34,648 |
3,969 |
0 |
0 |
236,127 |
|
2017 (to date) |
213,310 |
34,468 |
13,704 |
4,440 |
0 |
265,922 |
|
Total |
1,908,384 |
310,626 |
60,789 |
24,257 |
4,546,174 |
6,850,230 |
There was a restructuring of the funding for the NIPT in 2016.
