Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 July 2018
605. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the breakdown by project for the capital allocation of €745 million in 2018 to the education and skills Vote group; the breakdown by project for the proposed allocation of €941 million in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35226/18]
View answerMy Department's capital allocation for 2018 is €745.350m. The allocation is distributed across the education sectors as follows:
Schools Sector - €569.600m (including €30m for the Schools ICT Programme)
PPPs - €93.230m
Higher Education - €70.6m (including €40.6m for Research)
Further Education - €6m
Public Sector Reform - €3.4m
Administrative Budget, ESF Technical Assistance, Special Memorial (Abuse Victims) and Educational Disadvantage - €2.520m
The 2019 capital allocation for my Department amounts to €941m which is an increase of almost €200m. The 2019 allocation will be distributed across the same sectors as in 2018 but with significant increases for the Schools sector, Higher Education and Further Education sectors.
