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​governance

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SOLAS is a statutory agency that operates under the aegis of the Department of Education and Skills. Our annual budget is approx. €638m which is funded through the Irish Exchequer and the European Social Fund. This budget is used to fund the further Education and Training Sector annually. The majority of this budget is used in the form of grants to 16 Education and Training Boards who in turn use this budget to deliver Further Education and Training Programmes nat​ionally. ​​

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* Pension costs include pension costs related to SOLAS retired staff and pension costs for legacy organisations currently being administered by SOLAS.

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Each year business plans and budgets are allocated in line with the Further Education and Training Strategy 2014-2019, the annual Further Education and Tra​ining Services Plan​ and the SOLAS Corporate Plan 2014-2017.​ ​​​​​​​

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SOLAS prepares an Annual Report each​​ year which is submitted to the Minister for Education and Skills and the Houses of the Oireachtas​

 

 

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Board OF SOLAS

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The Board of SOLAS were appointed by Government in October 2013. It comprises a Chairman and 12 ordinary Members, including the Chief Executive Officer - SOLAS (ex-officio). The board is responsible for setting the strategy and direction of SOLAS. It also provided strategic guidance to SOLAS, and monitors our activities and effectiveness as well as our internal financial control systems. In 2014, the Board oversaw the development of the first ever strategy for the Further Education and Training Sector in Ireland along with a Corporate Plan for SOLAS.

View the Code of Conduct for SOLAS Board Members here


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Patrick Delaney
Board member
Formerly of Irish Business and employers' Confederation (IBEC). Former Director - Small Firms Association (SFA)
Bernadette Brady
Board member
Former Chief Executive Officer - AONTAS - The National Adult Learning Organisation (Retired)
Sean Burke
Board member
Former Chief Executive Officer - Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board (LCETB) - (Retired)
Patricia Carey
Board member
Former President - Skerry's Business College, Cork
William Egenton
Board member
Managing Director - Dromone Engineering Limited
Cathriona Hallahan
Board member
Managing Director - Microsoft Ireland
Darragh J. Loftus
Board member
Territory Executive - VMware
Cecilia Munro
Board member
Principal - Dun Laoghaire Further Education Institute
Paul O'Sullivan
Board member
Dean and Director - College of Business, Dublin Institute of Technology
Paul O'Toole
Ex-officio
CEO SOLAS
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​freedom of information

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The Freedom of Information Act 2014 provides the following statutory rights:

  • A legal right for each person to access information held by a body to which FOI legislation applies

  • A legal right for each person to have official information relating to himself/herself amended where it is incomplete, incorrect or misleading

  • A legal right to obtain reasons for decisions affecting himself/herself.​

Who can I contact in SOLAS with regard to Freedom of Information/Access to Information?

Emma Kelly

Senior Freedom of Information Officer

Freedom of Information Unit,
SOLAS, Block 1, Castleforbes House, Castleforbes Road, Dublin 1

Tel.:+353 (01) 533 2500 | Email: foi@solas.ie.

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LifeLong Learning Participation Among Adults in Ireland, Quarter 4 2015
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National Skills Bulletin 2016
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Regional Labour Markets Bulletin 2016
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2014 Follow up Survey of FÁS Programme Participants
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Occupational Employment Projections 2020
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Monitoring Ireland's Skills Supply 2016
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Lifelong Learning Report 2017
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Annual Report 2014 [1536KB]
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