Sandra McLellan
Ceist:29 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will increase funding for the education sector to the level of the OECD average of 6% of GDP. [25110/11]
Amharc ar fhreagraDáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 22 September 2011
29 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will increase funding for the education sector to the level of the OECD average of 6% of GDP. [25110/11]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe funding allocation for the Education Sector for 2012 and for future years will be determined in the context of the overall Estimates and Budgetary process, a key element of which will be the results of the Comprehensive Reviews of Expenditure (CRE) undertaken by all Government Departments. It is not, therefore, possible at this stage to predict what the allocation for my Department, and its relationship to GDP, will be.