Kathleen Funchion (Carlow-Kilkenny, Sinn Fein)
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167. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a school (details supplied) in County Mayo has not yet received its minor works grant; when the payment will issue; the way in which he plans to help small schools with teaching principals to deal with added administrative burdens; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52794/17]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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I am pleased to advise that on 5 December, 2017 I announced the Minor Works Grant 2017/2018 for primary schools across the country and payment will issue this week.

The funding will allow minor works to be carried out on the physical infrastructure of schools or on the purchase of items of furniture and equipment

Building on measures in previous budgets to enhance school leadership, Budget 2018 made €0.4 million available to fund additional release days for teaching principals in primary schools. This additional funding will see an increase in the number of release days available to teaching principals in the 2018/19 school year.