Mary Mitchell O'Connor (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost to the State for a pupil attending a national primary school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45449/12]

Mary Mitchell O'Connor (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost to the State for a pupil attending a voluntary secondary school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45450/12]

Mary Mitchell O'Connor (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost to the State for a pupil attending a community school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45451/12]

Mary Mitchell O'Connor (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost to the State for a pupil attending a vocational education committee secondary school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45452/12]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 114 to 117, inclusive, together.

The most recent information on the cost of a pupil attending a national school is for the 2011 financial year. The Department of Education and Skills current expenditure per first level pupil for 2011 was €6,368.

Current expenditure per student by the Department of Education and Skills broken down by second level school sector is currently not available.

Mary Mitchell O'Connor (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost to the State for a pupil attending a private school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45453/12]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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I assume the Deputy is referring to the fee-charging second level schools.

Grants are not paid by my Department in respect of pupils enrolled in fee-charging schools.

The most recent statistics show that a total of over 25,600 pupils attend fee-charging schools.

The Department of Education and Skills spends approximately €100 million on current expenditure in these schools and the cost therefore in respect of an individual pupil is estimated at €3906.