Paul Gogarty (Dublin Mid West, Independent)
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1068. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount her Department spent on interpretation services in schools and or any educational facilities over the past ten years, broken down by year, geographical area and highlighting the top tenlanguages most requested under this service, outlining any other trends; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41636/25]

Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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My Department is committed to providing funding to recognised primary and post-primary schools in the Free Education Scheme by way of per capita grants. The two main grants are the capitation grant to cater for day-to-day running costs such as heating, lighting, cleaning, insurance and general up-keep, and the ancillary grant to cater for the cost of employing ancillary services staff. Schools have the flexibility to use capitation funding provided for general running costs and ancillary funding provided for caretaking and secretarial services as a common grant from which the Board of Management can allocate according to its own priorities, except for the employment of relevant secretaries as per Circular 0036/2022.

My Department does not hold records regarding payments that individual schools make in respect of interpretation services.