Written answers

Wednesday, 16 June 2021

Department of Education and Skills

Capitation Grants

Photo of Catherine ConnollyCatherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent)
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141. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated full-year cost of increasing the capitation grant at primary and secondary level by 5%; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32368/21]

Photo of Norma FoleyNorma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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I understand the need for improved capitation funding and I am pleased that budget 2020 has been able to provide for a further 2.5% increase in standard capitation funding for primary schools that applied from the start of the 2020/21 school year. This builds on the 5% increase in capitation announced in budget 2019.

The combined increases given in 2019 and 2020 mean that circa 40% restoration will be achieved.

All schools have received the benefit of the capitation increases awarded to date. It is my intention to seek funding for further capitation increases in future budgets.

The estimated cost of increasing the capitation grant by 5% for primary and post-primary schools is €10.2m.

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