Education and Training Boards

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 26 June 2012

Tuesday, 26 June 2012

Ceisteanna (154, 155, 156)

Éamon Ó Cuív

Ceist:

225 Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Education and Skills the criteria used in categorising the new educational and training boards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30871/12]

Éamon Ó Cuív

Ceist:

226 Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Education and Skills the budgets of the new educational and training boards listed in descending order; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30872/12]

Éamon Ó Cuív

Ceist:

227 Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Education and Skills the names of the educational and training boards in each category; the areas covered by each board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30873/12]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Education and Skills (Deputy Ruairí Quinn)

I propose to take Questions Nos. 225 to 227, inclusive, together.

My Department has not finalised budget proposals for the new Education and Training Boards. However, I expect that the new boards will be established early in 2013 and work on the budgets for each of the boards will be undertaken later this year. My Department published Circular 24/2012 on 19 June 2012 which detailed the categorisation of the new Education and Training Boards for the purposes of the pay scales applicable to Chief Executive Officers of these Boards. The categorisation is based on a proposal set out by the Labour Relations Commission.

The table below sets out the names of each of the new Education and Training Boards proposed in the draft scheme of the Education and Training Boards Bill, together with the geographical area covered by each of them and the categorisation of the new Education and Training Boards for the purposes of the pay scales applicable to Chief Executive Officers of these Boards.

Education and Training Board	Geographical Area Covered	Category
City of Dublin Education and Training Board	City of Dublin	Special Category
Cork Education and Training Board	City of Cork and Co. Cork	Category I
Dublin and Dun Laoghaire Education and Training Board	Co. Dublin and Dun Laoghaire	Category I
Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board	Co. Kildare and Co. Wicklow	Category I
Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board	City of Limerick, Co. Limerick and Co. Clare	Category I
Louth and Meath Education and Training Board	Co. Louth and Co. Meath	Category I
Waterford and Wexford Education and Training Board	City of Waterford, Co. Waterford and Co. Wexford	Category I
Cavan and Monaghan Education and Training Board	Co. Cavan and Co. Monaghan	Category II
Donegal Education and Training Board	Co. Donegal	Category II
Galway and Roscommon Education and Training Board	City of Galway, Co. Galway and Co. Roscommon	Category II
Kerry Education and Training Board	Co. Kerry	Category II
Kilkenny and Carlow Education and Training Board	Co. Kilkenny and Co. Carlow	Category II
Laois and Offaly Education and Training Board	Co. Laois and Co. Offaly	Category II
Longford and Westmeath Education and Training Board	Co. Longford and Co. Westmeath	Category II
Mayo, Sligo and Leitrim Education and Training Board	Co. Mayo, Co. Sligo and Co. Leitrim	Category II
Tipperary Education and Training Board	Co. Tipperary North and South	Category II