Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 17 June 2025
961. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the amount of capital and current funding his Department and SOLAS provided to a service (details supplied) in 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [32336/25]
View answerAs the state agency responsible for the Further Education and Training (FET) sector, SOLAS allocates funding to 16 Education and Training Boards (ETBs) and other agencies to deliver FET programmes, based on agreed targets including learner numbers.
As part of City of Dublin ETB’s annual allocation, funding is provided to KLEAR Further Education Service for the delivery of adult literacy, community education and English Language (ESOL) courses. This funding is allocated based on actual expenditure, subject to annual budgetary ceilings.
There is no capital funding provided by City of Dublin ETB to KLEAR Education Service. Please note that KLEAR Education Service also receive funding from sources other than City of Dublin ETB.
The following table outlines the actual payments made by City of Dublin ETB to KLEAR Further Education Service for the years 2023, 2024 and 2025:
|
Year |
Actual Payments |
|
2023 |
€125,671 |
|
2024 |
€116,055 |
|
2025 |
€121,800* |
*2025 figure is the total amount allocated for the year. City of Dublin ETB have advised that approximately 50% of the allocation has been paid out to date.
City of Dublin ETB have also advised that savings by KLEAR in a number of areas resulted in less funding being required in 2024 compared to 2023.
