Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 8 February 2022
525. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department is responsible for funding the Higher Education Authority; if so, the funding provided to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6640/22]
View answerOn an annual basis my Department provides grant funding to the Higher Education Authority (HEA) via the B3 subhead. The funds are used to meet the general running expenses of the Higher Education Authority (staff pay, administration, allowance to members on the Authority, maintenanceof the premises etc.). In 2022 the allocation as published in the Revised Estimates is €13,666,000.
The HEA may also receive funding from other sources and details of the HEA's operating expenses, as per audited accounts, for the years 2016-2020 are attached for reference. Please note a further breakdown can be found on HEAs website under Publications | Higher Education Authority (hea.ie) through the HEA’s annual report for that particular year.
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HEA Operational Expenses 2016-2020 |
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2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
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€000's |
€000's |
€000's |
€000's |
€000's |
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Pay |
5,379 |
5,407 |
6,316 |
6,869 |
7,228 |
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Non-Pay |
3,965 |
3,494 |
4,459 |
4,899 |
3,811 |
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Total |
9,344 |
8,901 |
10,775 |
11,768 |
11,039 |
