Rory Hearne (Dublin North-West, Social Democrats)
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1261. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in respect of all primary schools in each of Dublin 1, Dublin 3, Dublin 5, Dublin 7, Dublin 9 and Dublin 11, the total number of students in each area; the total number of teachers in each area; the total number of SNAs in each area; the total funding provided to each area; the average class size in each area; the pupil-teacher ratio in each area; the number of pupils receiving free schoolbooks in each area, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43905/25]

Rory Hearne (Dublin North-West, Social Democrats)
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1262. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in respect of all post-primary schools in each of Dublin 1, Dublin 3, Dublin 5, Dublin 7, Dublin 9 and Dublin 11, the total number of students in each area; the total number of teachers in each area; the total number of SNAs in each area; the total funding provided to each area; the average class size in each area; the pupil-teacher ratio in each area; the number of pupils receiving free schoolbooks in each area, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43906/25]

Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 1261 and 1262 together.

Please find attached requested data on enrolments, average class size and free book scheme.

Please note enrolment and class data is taken from the final primary and post primary enrolment and primary class data for 2024-2025, which can be found at the link below;

www.gov.ie/en/collection/63363b-data-on-individual-schools/

In post-primary schools pupil enrolments vary by subject and so the concept of average class size does not apply. Furthermore enrolments of pupils per subject is available at a school level only so average class size per subject is not available.

The pupil-teacher ration in Dublin is 13.2 in primary schools and 13 in post-primary schools. The ratio in primary schools is based on the number of mainstream pupils divided by the mainstream teacher allocation. The Department does not collate or publish the pupil-teacher ratio at a SPA level at this time.

With regard to the number of teachers, the Department of Education publishes details of the total number of teachers appointed to primary schools, and to Voluntary Secondary and Community and Comprehensive post primary Schools each year, and this information is available at

Teacher Statistics

This government is fully committed to supporting children with special educational needs to fulfil their potential and the Programme for Government makes a number of commitments to deliver on this objective.

The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) has responsibility for coordinating and advising on the education provision for children with special educational needs including the allocation of SNAs.

The NCSE are responsible for the allocation of SNAs to schools, my department does not have a role in the allocation process.

SNAs are not allocated to individual children but to schools as a school based resource. It is the responsibility of the Principal and Board of Management in each school to ensure that they deploy the SNA resources to support the identified care needs of their students via the Continuum of Support framework so that the child with the greatest level of need receives the greatest level of support

The NCSE publish SNA allocations for individual schools and counties for each school year and this information is available on their website, .

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 cases where a secretary is now paid from my Department’s payroll as per circular 36/2022.

My Department does not collate or publish exchequer funding at a school level at this time so it is not possible to provide total Exchequer funding for the areas sought.