Written answers

Tuesday, 13 October 2015

Department of Education and Skills

School Funding

Photo of Joan CollinsJoan Collins (Dublin South Central, United Left)
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408. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on correspondence regarding a school (details supplied) in Dublin 18; and if the direct funding to this and other schools in the same position will be delivered. [35759/15]

Photo of Jan O'SullivanJan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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The finances of recognised primary schools are a matter for the Boards of Management of these schools.

Boards should budget in such a way as to enable them to meet their commitments and their expenditure should not exceed their income.

The running costs of recognised primary schools are not budgeted for individually by the Department. It would not be feasible to grant aid approximately 3,300 schools in this way. The running costs of these schools are met by my Departments schemes of capitation and ancillary services grants.

I do recognise however the need to improve capitation funding for primary schools having regard to the reductions that were necessary over recent years. In the last Budget, I was able to secure the first increase in education spending in recent years. I am determined to continue pressing the case for increased investment in education in Budget 2016.

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