Kathleen Funchion (Carlow-Kilkenny, Sinn Fein)
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176. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the annual cost of the active schools flag initiative. [27529/18]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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The Active School Flag (ASF) is a Department initiative where schools are recognised for striving to achieve a physically educated and physically active school community. 

My Department allocated €175,000 for the initiative in both 2016 and 2017.  The budget allocation for 2018 is currently being considered.

In addition to this, Healthy Ireland, which is a Department of Health initiative, granted €213,290 to ASF for the period September 2017 to March 2018.  An application for increased support for the ASF from the 2018 Healthy Ireland Fund has been submitted and is currently under consideration.