Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 2 May 2024
156. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Education when the auxiliary services grant, which is normally paid in March, will be paid to a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19909/24]
View answerMy 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, general up-keep etc. 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.
Correspondence issued to all schools on 26th April detailing the calculation of ancillary grant funding for 2024. The school referred to by the Deputy received their ancillary funding on 29th April 2024.
