Carol Nolan (Offaly, Sinn Fein)
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503. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding allocated each year since 2006 to the school book rental scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26209/16]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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My Department provides funding to schools to support the operation of school book rental schemes.

The most recent figures available at primary level indicate that 95% of primary schools operate a book rental scheme.

The most recent figures available at second level indicate that 65% of second level schools operate book rental schemes.

The table following gives a breakdown of funding provided by my Department for the operation of school book rental schemes to primary schools for the period from 2006 to 2016 and for post-primary schools for the period from 2009 to 2016. The breakdown for book grant funding at post-primary level is not readily available for the period 2006 to 2008.

Post Primary Schools Book Grant

Carol Nolan (Offaly, Sinn Fein)
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504. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number and percentage of schools per county that avail of funding to provide a school book rental scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26210/16]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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My Department provides funding to schools to support the operation of school book rental schemes.

The most recent figures available at primary level indicate that 95% of primary schools operate a book rental scheme.

The most recent figures available at second level indicate that 65% of second level schools operate book rental schemes.

The following table provides a breakdown of the number and percentage of primary and post-primary schools per county that provide a School Book Rental Scheme.

Schools by County that have Book Rental Scheme

Primary Schools