Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 25 July 2023
506. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Education how many children are enrolled in fee-paying private second-level schools in each year since 2018; the subsidy for teaching salaries and SNA posts in each of those years; the additional capital or grant expenditure provided in each of those years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37014/23]
View answerGross expenditure in the order of €571 million was incurred by my Department on salaries for teachers and special needs assistants (including employer’s PRSI) in fee-charging schools since 2018/2019 school year. Capital supports (building-related and ICT grants) were also available to such schools totalling over €9 million since 2018. In addition, specific Covid-19 grant funding of over €8 million was paid to these schools since 2019 for hand sanitiser, enhanced cleaning and supervision
The total amount of funding paid by my Department to fee-charging schools and Department-funded staff salaries in fee-charging schools by year from 2018 to date, along with enrolment numbers, are set out in the attached table and accompanying notes.
|
Type of Funding |
2018/2019 |
2019/2020 |
2020/2021 |
2021/2022 |
2022/23* |
|
Gross Teacher & SNA Salary Costs (including employer PRSI) |
€106,159,271 |
€112,448,289 |
€120,578,511 |
€120,792,883 |
€111,119,941 |
|
Covid 19 Grants |
€0 |
€1,251,220 |
€2,992,546 |
€3,046,754 |
€914,830 |
|
Capital Planning & Building** |
€162,942 |
€1,268,934 |
€999,265 |
€3,638,307 |
€282,857 |
|
Capital ICT Grants |
€711,648 |
€613,738 |
€610,654 |
€697,733 |
€0 |
|
Total |
€107,033,861 |
€115,582,181 |
€125,180,976 |
€128,175,677 |
€112,317,628 |
|
Fee-Charging Schools |
52 |
51 |
51 |
50 |
50 |
|
Females |
10,716 |
10,944 |
11,098 |
11,284 |
11,633 |
|
Males |
14,890 |
14,937 |
15,128 |
15,398 |
15,559 |
|
Total Enrolled |
25,606 |
25,881 |
26,226 |
26,682 |
27,192 |
Note: PRSI Rate applied - 11.05%
The Gross Teacher and SNA salary costs includes €245k in respect of the Supervision and Substitution balancing payment
* Salary costs noted for 2022/23 are to-date in July 2023 only. As the financial school year does not end until 31st August 2023, this figure does not represent the full salary costs for the 2022/23 school year
** Figures taken on calender year.
