The gross pay allocation for Vote 26: Education and Skills included in the 2012 Revised Estimates Volume is €5.351 billion.
Front line staff in the Education Sector are regarded as comprising teachers and Special Needs Assistants in first and second level schools, as well as academic staff in third level colleges and institutions.
A full breakdown of the 2012 overall pay allocation for my Vote is listed below. The figure for the Third-Level Sector includes costs for both academic and non-academic staff as a breakdown of these sub-categories is not readily available.
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€m
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%
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First and Second level Teachers’ Pay
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€3,778m
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70.6%
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|
Special Needs Assistants
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€362m
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6.8%
|
|
Third-Level Sector (Universities, IOTs and other3rd Level Colleges)
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€828m
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15.5%
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First and Second level Non-Teaching Staff (Excl SNAs)
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€113m
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2.1%
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(Mainly staff in VECs, Comprehensive and Community Schools and Caretakers/Clerical Assts in schools) Skills Development (mainly FÁS)
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€131m
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2.5%
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Department Staff (Admin, Inspectors, Psychologists)
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€77m
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1.4%
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State Examinations Commission
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€45m
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0.8%
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Other Bodies (Special Education Council, Redress, NCCA, etc.)
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€17m
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0.3%
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Total
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€5,351m
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100%
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