Departmental Expenditure

Tuesday, 31 January 2012

Ceisteanna (197)

Eoghan Murphy

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229 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the total amount of the education budget for 2012; and the breakdown in spending between the different categories and levels of education, both as a percentage of the total budget and in monetary terms. [5293/12]

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Minister for Education and Skills (Deputy Ruairí Quinn)

The 2012 Gross Budget Allocation for Vote 26: Education and Skills was almost €8,672 million. Expenditure on Education services in Vote 26 is accounted for under seven main headings in Vote 26 as follows:

2012 Gross Budget Allocation

Programme	Amount	%
	€m
Administration	€91.7	1%
Other Services	€329.4	4%
First-Level Education	€3,109.5	36%
2nd level Education	€2,957.6	34%
3rd level and Further Education	€1,566.3	18%
Capital Services	€474.2	5%
Skills Development and Further Education	€142.8	2%
Total	€8,671.5

The following table, for the information of the Deputy, is a full breakdown of estimated 2012 expenditure for Vote 26: Education and Skills, as contained in the Comprehensive Expenditure Report 2012-14 which was published in December 2012 at Budget time.

VOTE 26

EDUCATION AND SKILLS
I. Estimate of the amount required in the year ending 31 December 2011 for the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for Education and Skills, for certain services administered by that Office, and for the payments of certain grants and grants-in-aid.
€8,062,573,000
II. Subheads under which this Vote will be accounted for by the Office of the Minister for Education and Skills
		2011 REV	Over 2011 REV 2012	% 2012
		Current	Capital	Total	Current	Capital	Total
		€000	€000	€000	€000	€000	€000
	ADMINISTRATION
A.1-	SALARIES, WAGES AND ALLOWANCES	62,743	—	62,743	59,889	—	59,889	-5%
A.2-	TRAVEL AND SUBSISTENCE	1,577	—	1,577	1,499	—	1,499	-5%
A.3-	TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT AND INCIDENTAL EXPENSES	1,355	—	1,355	1,262	—	1,262	-7%
A.4-	POSTAL AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES	3,250	—	3,250	3,041	—	3,041	-6%
A.5-	OFFICE EQUIPMENT and EXTERNAL IT SERVICES	3,462	2,000	5,462	3,355	1,500	4,855	-11%
A.6-	OFFICE PREMISES EXPENSES	2,350	—	2,350	2,318	—	2,318	-1%
A.7-	CONSULTANCY SERVICES and VALUE FOR MONEY REVIEWS	100	—	100	100	—	100	0%
A.8-	NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICE	18,629	—	18,629	18,719	—	18,719	0%
A.8-	REGIONAL OFFICE EXPENSES	260	—	260	0	—	0	-100%
	Subtotal:- *	93,726	2,000	95,726	90,183	1,500	91,683	-4%
	OTHER SERVICES
B.1-	GRANT-IN-AID FUND FOR GENERAL EXPENSES OF ADULT EDUCATION ORGANISATIONS (PART-FUNDED BY NATIONAL LOTTERY)	854	—	854	847	—	847	-1%
B.2-	TRANSPORT SERVICES	179,974	—	179,974	169,693	—	169,693	-6%
B.3-	INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES	1,038	—	1,038	1,109	—	1,109	7%
B.4-	UNESCO CONTRIBUTION AND INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION EXCHANGES	2,464	—	2,464	2,280	—	2,280	-7%
B.5-	RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES	2,475	—	2,475	2,350	—	2,350	—
B.6-	TEACHER EDUCATION	25,205	—	25,205	24,705	—	24,705	-2%
B.7-	EXPENSES OF NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR CURRICULUM AND ASSESSMENT	3,812	—	3,812	4,567	—	4,567	20%
B.8-	FUNDING OF PROJECTS IN DRUG TASK FORCE AREAS	543	—	543	411	—	411	—
B.9-	NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION	9,015	—	9,015	8,712	—	8,712	-3%
B.10-	EDUCATIONAL DISADVANTAGED (DORMANT ACCOUNTS)	1,500	500	2,000	1,100	500	1,600	-20%
B.11-	OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH STRATEGY FOR FIRST AND SECOND-LEVEL TEACHERS	1,750	—	1,750	1,750	—	1,750	—
B.12	RESIDENTIAL INSTITUTIONS REDRESS	45,000	—	45,000	69,880	500	70,380	56%
B.13-	ROYAL IRISH ACADEMY OF MUSIC GENERAL EXPENSES (GRANT-IN-AID)	3,544	—	3,544	3,440	—	3,440	-3%
B.14-	GRANT-IN-AID FUND FOR GENERAL EXPENSES OF CULTURAL, SCIENTIFIC AND EDUCATIONAL ORGANISATIONS (PART-FUNDED BY NATIONAL LOTTERY)	196	—	196	187	—	187	—
B.15-	NORTH/SOUTH CO-OPERATION FUNDING	3,350	—	3,350	3,250	—	3,250	-3%
B.16-	FUNDING FOR THE PROMOTION OF IRELAND AS AN INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION CENTRE	100	—	100	100	—	100	0%
B.17-	MISCELLANEOUS	5,005	—	5,005	4,035	—	4,035	-19%
B.18-	SCHOOLS INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES ACTIVITIES	13,578	1,500	15,078	13,278	500	13,778	-9%
B.19-	COMMISSION ON CHILD ABUSE	12,994	—	12,994	8,000	—	8,000	-38%
B.20-	NATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS FRAMEWORK	8,823	500	9,323	8,174	0	8,174	-12%
	Subtotal:-	321,220	2,500	323,720	327,868	1,500	329,368	2%
	Education and Skills	414,946	4,500	419,446	418,051	3,000	421,051	0

		2010 Prov Outturn	Over 2010 Prov Outturn	% 2011
		Current	Capital	Total	Current	Capital	Total
		€000	€000	€000	€000	€000	€000
	FIRST-LEVEL EDUCATION GRANTS AND SERVICES
C.1-	SALARIES, ETC., OF TEACHERS	2,052,229	—	2,052,229	2,079,028	—	2,079,028	1%
C.2-	MODEL SCHOOLS — MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES	511	—	511	511	—	511	0%
C.3-	CAPITATION GRANTS TOWARDS OPERATING COSTS OF NATIONAL SCHOOLS	187,102	—	187,102	188,142	—	188,142	1%
C.4-	SALARIES ETC. OF NON-TEACHING STAFF IN NATIONAL SCHOOLS INCLUDING SPECIAL NEEDS ASSISTANTS, CARETAKERS AND CLERICAL OFFICERS	310,451	—	310,451	310,793	—	310,793	0%
C.5-	OTHER GRANTS AND SERVICES	55,337	—	55,337	50,585	—	50,585	-9%
C.6-	SUPERANNUATION, ETC., OF TEACHERS	473,474	—	473,474	474,485	—	474,485	0%
C.7-	SPECIAL EDUCATION INITIATIVES	6,065	—	6,065	6,000	—	6,000	-1%
	Subtotal:-	3,085,169		3,085,169	3,109,544		3,109,544	1%

	SECOND LEVEL AND FURTHER EDUCATION
D.1-	SALARIES ETC. OF TEACHERS IN SECONDARY COMPREHENSIVE AND COMMUNITY SCHOOLS	1,180,733	—	1,180,733	1,141,095	—	1,141,095	-3%
D.2-	GRANTS TO SECONDARY SCHOOL AUTHORITIES AND OTHER GRANTS AND SERVICES IN RESPECT OF SECONDARY SCHOOLS.	107,191	—	107,191	103,800	—	103,800	-3%
D.3-	SALARIES ETC. OF NON-TEACHING STAFF IN SECONDARY, COMP AND COMM SCHOOLS INCLUDING SPECIAL NEEDS ASSISTANTS, CAREATKERS AND CLERICAL OFFICERS	52,151	—	52,151	50,345	—	50,345	-3%
D.4-	SUPERANNUATION OF SECONDARY, COMPREHENSIVE AND COMMUNITY SCHOOL TEACHERS	344,125	—	344,125	346,131	—	346,131	1%
D.5-	COMPREHENSIVE AND COMMUNITY SCHOOLS - RUNNING COSTS	46,342	—	46,342	45,492	—	45,492	-2%
D.6-	ANNUAL GRANTS TO VOCATIONAL EDUCATION COMMITTEES (EXCLUDING CERTAIN GRANTS IN RESPECT OF SPECIALIST COLLEGES AND STUDENT SUPPORT)	906,809		906,809	914,848		914,848	1%
D.7-	PAYMENTS TO LOCAL AUTHORITIES IN RESPECT OF SUPERANNUATION CHARGES	234,278	—	234,278	239,513	—	239,513	2%
D.8-	MISCELLANEOUS POST-PRIMARY SERVICES	18,574	—	18,574	18,027	—	18,027	-3%
D.9-	SPECIAL INITIATIVES ADULT EDUCATION	44,465	—	44,465	44,165	—	44,165	-1%
D.10-	STATE EXAMINATIONS COMMISSION	54,310	—	54,310	54,202	—	54,202	—
	Subtotal:-	2,988,978	0	2,988,978	2,957,618	0	2,957,618	-1%

	THIRD LEVEL AND FURTHER EDUCATION GRANTS AND SERVICES
E.1-	STUDENT GRANT SCHEMES	386,057	—	386,057	333,282	—	333,282	-14%
E.2-	UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIPS	1,800	—	1,800	1,700	—	1,700	-6%
E.3-	AN tÚDARÁS UM ARD-OIDEACHAS - GRANT-IN-AID FOR GENERAL EXPENSES	5,587	—	5,587	5,358	—	5,358	-4%
E.4-	AN tÚDARAS UM ARD-OIDEACHAS — GENERAL CURRENT GRANTS TO UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES AND DESIGNATED INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION (GRANT-IN-AID)	1,177,032	—	1,177,032	1,119,604	—	1,119,604	-5%
E.5-	TRAINING COLLEGES FOR PRIMARY TEACHERS EXCLUDING THOSE FUNDED THROUGH THE HIGHER EDUCATION AUTHORITY	12,549	—	12,549	11,680	—	11,680	-7%
E.6	STRATEGIC INNOVATION FUND	14,000		14,000	4,000		4,000	-71%
E.7-	DUBLIN DENTAL HOSPITAL — DENTAL EDUCATION GRANT (GRANT-IN-AID)	11,986	—	11,986	11,815	—	11,815	-1%
E.8-	DUBLIN INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDIES (GRANT-IN-AID)	7,020	—	7,020	6,796	—	6,796	-3%
E.9-	GRANT IN RESPECT OF TUITION FEES TO DESIGNATED NON-HIGHER EDUCATION AUTHORITY THIRD-LEVEL INSTITUTIONS	5,475	—	5,475	5,325	—	5,325	-3%
E.10-	MISCELLANEOUS	220	—	220	220	—	220	0%
E.11-	GRANTS TO CERTAIN THIRD LEVEL INSTITUTIONS	17,019	—	17,019	11,350	—	11,350	-33%
E.12-	ALLEVIATION OF DISADVANTAGE	16,000	—	16,000	13,200	—	13,200	—
E.13-	RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES	41,085	—	41,085	40,085	—	40,085	-2%
E.14-	GRANGEGORMAN DEVELOPMENT AGENCY	2,080	0	2,080	1,880	0	1,880	-10%
	Subtotal:-	1,697,910	0	1,697,910	1,566,295	0	1,566,295	-8%

	CAPITAL SERVICES
F.1	BUILDING, EQUIPMENT AND FURNISHING OF NATIONAL and 2nd LEVEL SCHOOLS	—	418,000	418,000	—	362,000	362,000	-13%
F.2	PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP COSTS	41,651	15,500	57,151	50,200	2,000	52,200	-9%
F.3	AN tÚDARÁS UM ARD-OIDEACHAS - BUILDING GRANTS AND CAPITAL COSTS FOR UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES, INSTITUTES OF TECHNOLOGY, DESIGNATED INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND RESEARCH		57,335	57,335		59,835	59,835	4%
F.4	BUILDING GRANTS AND CAPITAL COSTS OF OTHER THIRD LEVEL INSTITUTIONS	—	165	165	—	165	165	0%
	Subtotal:-	41,651	491,000	532,651	50,200	424,000	474,200	-11%

	SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
G.1	FAS ADMINISTRATION AND GENERAL EXPENSES	85,491		85,491	83,491		83,491	-2%
G.2	FAS TRAINING AND INTEGRATION SUPPORTS	40,267		40,267	23,067		23,067	-43%
G.3	LEONARDO PROGRAMME	140		140	140		140	0%
G.4	FÁS — CAPITAL		5,500	5,500		3,000	3,000	-45%
G.5	FÁS — PENSION PAYMENTS ARISING FROM THE FINANCIAL MEASURES (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) ACT	30,500		30,500	30,800		30,800	1%
G.6	EUROPEAN GLOBALISATION FUND	1,000		1,000	1,000		1,000	0%
G.7	OPERATIONAL PROGRAMME FOR HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT — TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE	1,300		1,300	1,300		1,300	0%
	Subtotal:-	158,698	5,500	164,198	139,798	3,000	142,798	-13%
	Gross Total:-	8,387,352	501,000	8,888,352	8,241,506	430,000	8,671,506	-2%
	Deduct:-
G.-	APPROPRIATIONS-IN-AID	604,432	4,501	608,933	604,432	4,501	608,933	0%
	Net Total:-	7,782,920	496,499	8,279,419	7,637,074	425,499	8,062,573	-3%
	NATIONAL TRAINING FUND	362,000	—	362,000	362,000	—	362,000	0%
	OVERALL GROSS TOTAL	8,749,352	501,000	9,250,352	8,603,506	430,000	9,033,506	-2%
	Exchequer pay included in above net total			5,020,712			4,955,648
	Exchequer pensions included in above net total			886,126			898,164