Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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There are special allowances based on equipment or supports that might be needed in classrooms. Following our conversation, I am keen to see if there are discrepancies around the capitation grant and how it is allocated. The baseline we apply to other schools is 60 students. If there are fewer than 60 students, does a special school get less? We will work through to see if there are gaps that need to be filled. It should not be the case that special schools are not able to access administrative support schemes or enhanced support for technology or equipment such as hoists or other important elements in the school. In particular regarding the capitation grant, I want to make sure there is no discrepancy based simply on the number of students in a school.