John Curran (Dublin Mid West, Fianna Fail)

I will address those questions. The capitation fee is not the only funding provided to schools to cover their day-to-day expenses. Reading the motion, one could arrive at that conclusion. They also receive the ancillary services grant of €150 per student per annum, a substantial amount, and the capitation grant of €178 per pupil per annum.

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