Tommy Broughan (Dublin Bay North, Independent)
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276. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of increasing the capitation grant for post-primary schools from €296 to €316; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21074/16]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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The cost of increasing the capitation grant from €296 to €316 per pupil for post Primary Schools would cost approximately €6.5m.

In relation to capitation levels for future years, the recently published Programme for a Partnership Government is committed to investing an extra €500 million in education by 2021 through various staffing and grant based measures including annual increases in primary and secondary capitation rates.

The commitments in the Programme, including to increased capitation funding, will be considered in the context of the budgetary process.