Tommy Broughan (Dublin North East, Labour)
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Question 458: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the assistance and grant aid under the various headings provided in 2006, 2007, 2008 and to date in 2009 to a school (details supplied) in Dublin 13; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41334/09]

Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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The funding arrangements made by my Department for second-level schools reflect the sectoral division of our second-level system. At the core of all arrangements is reliance upon capitation as the principal determinant of funding. The school to which the Deputy refers is a community school and receives funding in the same way as all community and comprehensive schools. Budget allocations for schools in the Community and Comprehensive sector are increased on a pro rata basis in line with increases in the per capita grant paid to voluntary secondary schools. All schools are eligible for recurrent per capita grants towards special classes and curricular support grants.

The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table. With regard to funding in 2009, the information relates to grants paid to date, as a number of grants are due to issue to the school before the end of the year.