Eoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein)
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328. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration will be given to increasing the funding allocated to schools to cover ancillary services such as the employment of a school secretary or caretaker, taking increases in demographics into account; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10189/17]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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The level of funding provided by my Department to primary and post-primary schools is primarily based on their pupil enrolment levels.

This enables the grant funding to automatically adjust to reflect annual changes in demographics.

The current circulars in relation to ancillary grants are Circular 0080/2016 at primary level and Circular 0081/2016 at post-primary level. These circulars set out the grant rates which were increased to enable schools to implement the arbitration findings in relation to pay rates for school secretaries and caretakers. The circulars are published on my Department's website.