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Education Expenditure

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 14 November 2018

Wednesday, 14 November 2018

Questions (144, 145, 146)

Thomas Byrne

Question:

144. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the share of public expenditure allocated to voted education expenditure in each year since 2010, in tabular form. [47235/18]

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Thomas Byrne

Question:

145. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the public expenditure on education as a share of gross domestic product in each year since 2010, in tabular form. [47236/18]

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Thomas Byrne

Question:

146. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the public expenditure on education as a share of gross national income in each year since 2010, in tabular form. [47237/18]

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Written answers

I propose to take Questions Nos. 144 to 146, inclusive, together.

The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the table below for the years in which all relevant data are available (2010-2017). Figures pertaining to the national economy are based on those published by the Central Statistics Office (CSO).

This table sets out the Department's overall expenditure (both Voted and National Training Fund) and Voted expenditure alone as a percentage of Gross National Income, Modified Gross National Income, Gross Domestic Product and total Public Expenditure from 2010 to 2017.

I would draw attention to the well-known globalisation effects that disproportionately impact the measurement of the size of the Irish economy. Irish-specific measures of activity – most notably ‘modified Gross National Income’ – attempt to control for part of the impact of globalisation on Irish macro-economic statistics.

Year

Public Expenditure on Education (Education & Skills Expenditure); includes NTF non-Voted

Voted Education (Education & Skills) Expenditure; excluding NTF non-Voted

Gross National Income

Public Expenditure on Education (Education & Skills) as a share of gross national income

Modified Gross National Income

Public Expenditure on Education (Education & Skills) as a share of modified gross national income

€b

€b

€b

%

€b

%

2017

9.60

9.24

234.2

4.10%

181.2

5.30%

2016

9.16

8.81

223.2

4.10%

175.8

5.21%

2015

9.06

8.73

201.7

4.49%

161.4

5.61%

2014

8.85

8.50

164.9

5.36%

148.6

5.95%

2013

8.77

8.42

151.8

5.78%

136.9

6.41%

2012

8.94

8.60

141.3

6.33%

126.4

7.07%

2011

9.19

8.87

138.8

6.62%

126.6

7.26%

2010

9.74

9.35

140.5

6.93%

128.9

7.55%

table cntd.

Year

Gross Domestic Product

Public Expenditure on Education (Education & Skills) as a share of gross domestic product (i.e. includes NTF no-Voted)

Total Public Expenditure (excludes non-voted debt-servicing costs spent directly from the Central Fund)

Share of Public Expenditure Allocated to Voted + NTF Education (Education & Skills) Expenditure

Share of Public Expenditure Allocated to Voted Education (Education & Skills) Expenditure (i.e. excludes NTF non-Voted)

€b

%

€b

%

%

2017

294.1

3.26%

58.5

16.41%

15.80%

2016

273.2

3.35%

56.0

16.35%

15.74%

2015

262.5

3.45%

54.6

16.60%

15.98%

2014

195.3

4.53%

54.1

16.35%

15.71%

2013

179.9

4.88%

54.4

16.13%

15.48%

2012

175.2

5.10%

55.9

16.00%

15.39%

2011

171.1

5.37%

57.4

16.02%

15.45%

2010

167.7

5.81%

60.6

16.07%

15.42%

Share of Public Expenditure Allocated to Voted + NTF Education (Education & Skills) Expenditure

Share of Public Expenditure Allocated to Voted Education (Education & Skills) Expenditure (i.e. excludes NTF non-Voted)

%

%

16.41%

15.80%

16.35%

15.74%

16.60%

15.98%

16.35%

15.71%

16.13%

15.48%

16.00%

15.39%

16.02%

15.45%

16.07%

15.42%

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