Darren O'Rourke (Meath East, Sinn Fein)
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568. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the breakdown of ICT and minor works funding (details supplied), by county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29676/25]

Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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My department recently announced school investment of €65 million to support digital learning and fund minor building works. The funding consists of, €35 million in funding for ICT infrastructure to all recognised special, primary and post-primary schools and close to €30 million in minor works funding to primary and special schools. Both of these grants have now issued in June 2025.

Since 2020, €310 million in Minor Works Grants and Enhanced Minor Works Grants, have been allocated to schools. This includes the payment of Minor Works Grants totalling almost €30 million for the school year 2025/2026 which has issued this week.

This ICT funding is being provided to schools to continue to use digital technologies in their teaching, learning and assessment and represents the third tranche of ICT funding under the Digital Strategy for Schools to 2027.

The Digital Strategy for Schools to 2027 and it's associated implementation plan is underpinned by funding of €200m over the course of the strategy, committed to under Ireland’s National Development Plan (NDP). The funding allocation model is provided for in the National Development Plan and commits to funding to issue over the period of the NDP, applied by the Department for the Digital Strategy duration (to 2027 for the current strategy).

To date, a total of €100 million of the €200 million committed for in the NDP for the strategy has issued to schools through the ICT grant.

This funding underpins the ongoing commitment to supporting and enabling schools to ensure the continued embedding of digital technologies in teaching learning and assessment.

Below table shows the breakdown per county –