Vol. 453 No. 2
85 Miss Harney asked the Minister for Education the criteria used in allocating national lottery funding under subhead B4 of her Department's vote; whether it is open to voluntary organisations to apply for funding under this subhead; and if so, the procedure involved. [9131/95]
Funds under Subhead B.4. are allocated under two separate headings:
(1) A contribution to UNESCO budget and incidental expenses of the UNESCO National Commission and,
(2) Exchanges under Cultural Agreements.
86 Miss Harney asked the Minister for Education if she will give details of the national lottery funding which she provides for the Irish Olympic Committee, the vocational education committees and for the Sport for All campaign. [9132/95]
The 1995 allocations for the Olympic Council of Ireland, the vocational education committees and the Sport for All campaign have not yet been finalised. However, details of grant aid awarded to the aforementioned in 1994 from the proceeds of the national lottery is in the form of a tabular statement which I propose to circulate in the Official Report.
Department of Education
1994 National Lottery Funding
Olympic Council of Ireland
|
£ |
|
|
Annual Grant to the Olympic Council of Ireland |
600,000 |
|
Atlanta Aid Scheme |
150,000 |
|
Total |
750,000 |
|
£ |
|
|
Be Active Be Alive Campaign |
120,000 |
|
Youth & Sports Projects |
5,475,766 |
|
Outdoor Education Centres |
683,500 |
|
Capital Projects |
1,318,000 |
|
Total |
3,247,124 |
|
£ |
|
|
Sport for All Organisations |
106,000 |
|
Special Campaigns/Programmes |
218,768 |
|
Total |
324,768 |
87 Miss Harney asked the Minister for Education the criteria used in the allocation of national lottery funding under subhead B10 of her Department's vote; and whether there are any differences in criteria between subhead B10 and subhead B11. [9133/95]
The recreational facilities scheme assists voluntary community organisations in the provision of, improvements to and equipping of recreational, leisure and community facilities.
The advertisement in the national papers on 11 February 1994, inviting applications for assistance under the scheme specifically outlined the criteria for the selection of projects as follows: the priority of the proposed improvement/facility in relation to the organisations existing facilities; the ability of the organisation to undertake the project and claim the grant in 1994; the amount of local funds available; the availability of the other facilities in the area and the requirement to achieve an equitable geographical distribution of funds.
The 1995 allocation of £2 million for this scheme comprises £0.7 million in subhead B.10 and £1.3 million in sub-head B.11. There are no differences in criteria between these two subheads.
88 Miss Harney asked the Minister for Education the colleges which received national lottery-funded grants to provide courses in Irish in 1994, B13 of her Department's vote; the amount each received; the colleges which applied; the value of their applications; the colleges which were unsuccessful or only partly successful in their applications; the person who decides on such applications; the way in which the availability of national lottery money under this subhead is advertised by the Department; and the criteria used in making allocations. [9134/95]
It is not possible in the time available to provide the detailed information requested by the Deputy in relation to the applications made by individual colleges and the amounts paid to those colleges in 1994. I will be pleased to ensure that it is forwarded to the Deputy as soon as it is collated in the format requested.
In 1994 there were no unsuccessful applications. The scheme does not provide for partial recognition of courses.
The funding in the subhead is used to pay grants towards tuition costs to colleges that organise Irish language courses, mainly during the summer months. Grants are paid up to certain maxima based on the type and length of the course, the number of students and the individual attendance records of those students.
Applications for recognition as a coláiste and proposed courses are evaluated by the Department's inspectorate. When recognised, a coláiste continues to enjoy this status unless it ceases to function or unless the Department formally withdraws the recognition. This can happen if, over time, the Department is not satisfied with the quality of the courses which the coláiste provides.
Recognised coláistí submit applications annually in advance for the recognition of each course. These applications are evaluated — primarily on the basis of course content and staff qualifications. It is extremely exceptional that either the initial application or an amended version is not approved.
89 Miss Harney asked the Minister for Education the organisations and publishers which received national lottery funds from her Department under subhead B14 Publications in Irish, in 1994; the amount each received; the purpose for which it was received; and the criteria used for making such allocations. [9135/95]
All payments from sub-head B14 are from the national lottery.
My Department's publications branch. An Gúm, makes payments to private publishers in relation to the reproduction rights or Irish language translations of English texts. It also pays a grant to a company which produces educational magazines in Irish.
|
Publisher |
Amount |
|
£ |
|
|
Educational Company |
8,700 |
|
Gill & Macmillan |
11,587 |
|
Campbell Books |
3,860 |
|
Tilbury House Publishers |
3,108 |
|
Reed Consumer Books |
5,882 |
|
Penguin Books |
1,800 |
90 Miss Harney asked the Minister for Education the purpose for which Institiúid Teangeolaíochta Éireann received national lottery funds from her Department in 1994. [9136/95]
91 Miss Harney asked the Minister for Education the purpose for which the Royal Irish Academy of Music received national lottery funds from her Department in 1994. [9137/95]
96 Miss Harney asked the Minister for Education the purposes for which the Royal Academy received national lottery funds from her department in 1994, under Subhead B3 of the Third-level and Further Education Vote. [9143/95]
98 Miss Harney asked the Minister for Education the purposes for which lottery funds are allocated to the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies under subhead G of the Third-level and Further Education level Vote and whether the School of Celtic Studies or other parts of the institute is the sole beneficiary of the lottery allocation [9145/95]
I propose to take questions 90, 91, 96 and 98 together.
National lottery funds are provided on an annual basis under the appropriate expenditure subheads to Institúid Teangeolaíochta Éireann, the Royal Irish Academy of Music, the Royal Irish Academy and the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies to meet the recurrent costs of these bodies.
The School of Celtic Studies is not the sole beneficiary of the lottery allocation for the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies. The allocation provides for the costs of administering the institute and the constituent schools as well as providing grants for the three constituent schools.
92 Miss Harney asked the Minister for Education the way in which she allocated national lottery funds under sub-head F2 of the first level education Vote in 1994; and to whom these amounts were allocated. [9139/95]
The funding was allocated through the payment of grants to the chief librarians of the local authorities. The librarians select, purchase and deliver books to primary schools so that a lending and reference service can be provided for pupils.
The grant to any one chief librarian is determined by applying a per capita amount to the primary school enrolment in the area covered by the local authority concerned. The per capita amount in 1994 was 51p and will be raised to £1 per pupil this year.
93 Miss Harney asked the Minister for Education the difference between the activities funded between subhead F1, Exchequer, and subhead F2, national lottery, of the first level education Vote. [9140/95]
The difference between the activities funded by subhead F1 Exchequer, and subhead F2, national lottery, of the first level education Vote is as follows:
First-Level Education subhead F1 — Other grants and services (Exchequer)
This subhead provides funding for
(i) Aid for School Books
(ii) Equipment for Special Education
(iii) Special Assistance for Schools in Disadvantaged Areas
(iv) Travel/Subsistence expenses of certain teachers
(v) Publishing of Local histories/Audio-Visual Aid costs
(vi) Rent of temporary school premises, teacher medical report fees/expenses
(vii) Grant to National Parents' Council
(viii) Payment of Pension Registration fee
(ix) Grant to primary school management bodies
(x) Miscellaneous
(xi) Education of the children of Migrant workers and Refugees
First-Level Education subhead F2 — Other Grants and service (National Lottery funded)
This subhead provides for funding for Library Grants
An arrangement was made through An Comhairle Leabharlanna whereby the local authority librarians would provide services for schools. Grants are paid from this subhead based on the number of pupils enroled in the schools in the local authority area.
94 Miss Harney asked the Minister for Education the way in which she allocated lottery funds under subhead K2, capital building and equipment costs of special schools for children in care, of the first level education Vote in 1994; to whom these amounts were allocated; and the amount in each case. [9141/95]
The total expenditure under subhead K2 of the first level education Vote amounted to £530,810.37 in the year 1994. This subhead, which is funded from the national lottery, provides for the financing of capital works and equipment in the five special schools for young offenders.
The four special schools in Dublin are owned by the State, while the school in County Tipperary is owned and managed by the Rosminian Order. The capital programme for the schools is determined each year by my Department in consultation with the schools' managements. Outstanding capital projects are prioritised, having regard to available resources and the urgency of the works.
The expenditure on capital projects in each special school in 1994 was as follows:
Trinity House School, Lusk, County Dublin. — £413,907.21
Oberstown Boys Centre, Lusk, County Dublin. — £11,524.71
Oberstown Girls Centre, Lusk, County Dublin. — £4,660.92
Finglas Children's Centre, Finglas, Dublin 11. — £56,448
St. Joseph's Special School, Clonmel, County Tipperary. — £44,269.53
95 Miss Harney asked the Minister for Education the budget subheads for her Department funded by the national lottery which are classified as culture, those which are classified as the Irish language; those which are classified as youth, sports, amenities and recreation; and those which are classified as welfare within the meaning of the National Lottery Act, 1986. [9142/95]
The budget subheads funded by the national lottery for my Department are classified within the meaning of the National Lottery Act, 1986, as follows:
|
Vote |
Sub-head |
Sub-Head description |
|
Office of the Minister for Education — Vote 26 |
B 4 |
International Activities |
|
Office of the Minister for Education — Vote 26 |
B 16 |
Royal Irish Academy of Music — General Expenses (Grant-in-Aid) |
|
Office of the Minister for Education — Vote 26 |
B 17 |
Grant-in-Aid for general expenses of cultural, scientific and educational organisations |
|
First-Level Education — Vote 27 |
F 2 |
Other grants and services |
|
Third-Level and further Education — Vote 29 |
B 3 |
An tÚdarás um Ard-Oideachas — General (Non-Capital) grants to universities and colleges and designated institutions of Higher Education (Grant-in-Aid) |
|
Third-Level and further Education — Vote 29 |
G |
Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (Grant-in-Aid) |
|
Vote |
Sub-head |
Sub-Head description |
|
Office of the Minister for Education — Vote 26 |
B 13 |
Grants to Colleges providing courses in Irish |
|
Office of the Minister for Education — Vote 26 |
B 14 |
Publication in Irish |
|
Office of the Minister for Education — Vote 26 |
B 15 |
Institiúid Teangeolaíochta Éireann — General Expenses (Grant-in-Aid) |
|
Vote |
Sub-head |
Sub-Head description |
|
Office of the Minister for Education — Vote 26 |
B 9 |
Grant-in-Aid fund for general expenses of youth and sports organisations and other expenditure in relation to youth and sports activities |
|
Office of the Minister for Education — Vote 26 |
B 10 |
Grants for the provision of recreational facilities |
|
Office of the Minister for Education — Vote 26 |
B 12 |
Grants for the provision of major sports facilities |
|
First-Level Education — Vote 27 |
K 2 |
Capital building and equipment costs of special schools for children in care |
97 Miss Harney asked the Minister for Education whether bodies other than the Royal Irish Academy have received national lottery funding under subhead B3 of the third level and further education Vote; whether any bodies other than the Royal Irish Academy of Music have applied for funding under this vote; and whether, in her view, it would be appropriate for other organisations to receive funding under this subhead. [9144/95]
No bodies other than the Royal Irish Academy of Music have received funding from subhead B3 of the Vote for third level and further education and no formal application for such has been received from any other body. By definition the subhead provides for grants to institutions of higher education designated under the Higher Education Authority Act, 1971.
99 Mr. J. Walsh asked the Minister for Education if she will have arrangements made to make a national lottery grant available to the Bantry Blues Community Development Association in relation to their development project at Wolfe Tone Park, Bantry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9161/95]
My Department has received an application from Bantry Blues Development Association, Bantry, County Cork under the recreational facilities scheme. A grant allocation will be considered for this project in the event of funds being made available under the scheme.
