Jonathan O'Brien (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein)
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161. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of not reducing the capitation grant to primary and post-primary schools by a further 1% as proposed in budget 2012, to be implemented this year. [37316/14]

Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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Budget 2012 provided for a 2% reduction in the funding for capitation and related grants in both 2012 and 2013 and a further1% reduction in 2014 and 2015.

The 2015 element of this multiannual savings measure will result in an estimated saving of €3.3 million per annum.

Jonathan O'Brien (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein)
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162. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of not reducing the capitation rates for VTOS, YouthReach, BTEI, PLC and adult literacy by a further 1% as proposed in budget 2012, to be implemented this year. [37317/14]

Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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The cost of not implementing the proposed 1% reduction, referred to by the deputy, for the VTOS, Youthreach, BTEI, PLC and Adult Literacy programmes this year is estimated at €200,000.