Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 2 February 2017
125. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of EU funds provided to his Department for the purposes of cross-Border education projects; the number of projects in receipt of such funds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5015/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraNo EU funds have been provided to my Department for the purposes of cross border education projects over the past five years.
My Department, however, supports some 10 cross-border co-operation and exchange projects managed by parties external to the Department. Total expenditure by this Department in supporting North/South programmes in 2016 amounted to €581,616. The categories and numbers of participants North and South are contained in the following table.
North/South Funded Programmes in 2016
|
Categories |
No. of Participants North & South |
|
Schools |
1,666 |
|
Youth Groups |
39 |
|
Teachers/Trainers |
2,575 |
|
Students |
256,844 |
|
Young People |
7,245 |
|
3rd Level Institutions |
70 |
