Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick East, Labour)
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Question 490: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of schools that have failed to supply the data requested in Parliamentary Question Numbers 875 of 25 April 2006 and 522 of 3 May 2006, which was requested by her Department by 31 October 2005; the counties in which these schools are located; the power she has to ensure that this information is supplied; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18243/06]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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A total of four ordinary national schools and one special school have not returned their Annual Return forms yet. These schools are located in Louth, Cork, Mayo, Sligo and Dublin South. A further two ordinary national schools have not responded to queries made regarding errors in their returns. These are located in Dublin City and Wexford.

I can assure the Deputy that officials within my Department are pursuing the outstanding schools as a matter of urgency and have contacted the school authorities on numerous occasions. The Ancillary Services Grant for 2005/2006 has not been paid to any of the seven schools to date and will not be paid until forms have been received or queries responded to satisfactorily. In addition the second moiety of the Capitation Grant, which is due in June, will also be withheld if matters are not finalised.