Carol Nolan (Offaly, Sinn Fein)
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156. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the rate of ancillary grant over each of the past ten years; if the 5% reduction in budget 2011 has been restored to schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18531/17]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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The ancillary grant is paid to primary schools.  The table sets out the information requested by the Deputy in respect of the rate of ancillary grants for primary schools from 2007 to 2017.

The 5% reduction in the ancillary grant reflected the 5% FEMPI salary reduction that schools were required to impose on all staff employed by them under the grant.

The salary of secretaries and caretakers funded from this grant is being improved on a phased basis between 2016 and 2019 following an arbitration process.  The ancillary grant was increased by €6 in 2016 and €5 in 2017 in order to enable primary schools implement the arbitration outcome for grant funded school secretaries and caretakers and to also implement the restoration of salary for cleaners arising from the unwinding of FEMPI legislation.

Ancillary Grant Rate 2007 - 2017