Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 12 July 2023
287. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the allocation of State funding to each technological university in each year since 2019, in tabular form. [34578/23]
View answerMy Department allocates current funding to the Higher Education Authority (HEA) for direct disbursement to HEA designated higher education institutions towards their operating costs. Details of funding in the years 2019 to 2022, to Technological Universities and the relevant former Institutes of Technology by the HEA, are outlined in the attached table. The amounts listed include funding allocated as recurrent core funding, grant in lieu of free fees, and funding provided under certain initiatives (for example, landscape funding, research and innovation allocation, student well-being).The amounts listed exclude state funding provided via the HEA outside the recurrent grant funding allocations (for example capital funding, apprenticeships funding, skills related initiatives such as Springboard+) and other funding such as student grants (provided on behalf of the student); competitive research funding and funding from other Departments. Details of funding received from all sources are published in the relevant institutions annual audited accounts.
Funding allocated by the HEA* to Technological Universities and the relevant former Institutes of Technology
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2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
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€117,055,674 |
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GMIT |
€34,300,155 |
€35,649,818 |
€38,833,947 |
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LYIT |
€20,533,212 |
€20,288,640 |
€22,832,118 |
|
|
IT Sligo |
€25,733,612 |
€29,711,322 |
€31,848,988 |
|
|
€83,960,028 |
€101,407,082 |
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Cork IT |
€55,609,698 |
€63,090,847 |
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IT Tralee |
€19,690,497 |
€16,662,838 |
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|
€93,309,065 |
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IT Carlow |
€24,700,825 |
€27,390,124 |
€31,256,728 |
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|
WIT |
€38,087,604 |
€42,667,592 |
€47,386,043 |
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|
€118,552,190 |
€125,502,701 |
€132,579,129 |
€163,963,601 |
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|
€67,993,494 |
€87,648,968 |
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AIT |
€24,774,823 |
€28,672,287 |
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LIT |
€32,374,342 |
€33,173,946 |
* Notes:
The amounts listed include funding allocated to the Technological Universities and the relevant former Institutes of Technology by the HEA, which comprises of: recurrent core funding, grant in lieu of free fees, and funding provided under certain initiatives (for example, landscape funding, research and innovation allocation, student well-being etc.).
The amounts listed exclude: capital funding, apprenticeships funding, and funding provided in relation to other initiatives such as for example Third Level Access, Covid-19 support funding, and skills related initiatives (Springboard, HCI).
