Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 1 July 2021
329. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the amount it costs to run the HEAR and DARE initiatives on an annual basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35433/21]
View answerThe management and operation of DARE and HEAR are undertaken jointly by the IUA and the CAO. The IUA is responsible for both the criteria and HEIs participation in DARE and HEAR. The CAO is responsible for the operational aspects of DARE and HEAR (including the application, assessment and communications).
The Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science has no direct role in the running costs for these schemes. It is however understood that the cost of the IUA's part of the roll out of the schemes is circa €100,000 pa and the cost of the elements organised by CAO is circa €300,000.
