Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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Question 195: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Science her policy regarding the funding of capital building projects for private fee-paying schools. [15898/10]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The schools referred to by the Deputy fall into two categories, namely, private fee paying schools which are recognised by my Department and private fee paying schools which are not.

Capital works in private schools which are not recognised by the Department are not funded by the Department.

Catholic fee paying schools recognised by the Department receive 50% of the costs of any capital project approved by the Department. All other fee paying schools recognised by the Department qualify for capital grant aid on the same basis as non-fee paying schools, which is 100% of the cost of an approved project less the appropriate local contribution.