Dáil Éireann Debate, Friday - 6 September 2019
327. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of each one-point reduction in the academic staff to student ratio for institutes of technology. [35252/19]
Amharc ar fhreagraI wish to advise the Deputy that in accordance with the methodology used in the published institutional profiles, the current academic staff:student ratio in Institutes of Technology is recorded at 15:1.
This is calculated based on the 2017/18 enrolment figures for full time equivalent (FTE) students (full and part time) to all academic staff as at 31 Dec 2017.
A one point reduction would require an estimated additional 345 academic staff and an estimated cost €20m per annum. It should be noted that this figure includes Department funded staff and externally funded staff.
