Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 5 Feb 1991

Vol. 404 No. 6

Written Answers. - Primary School Funding.

Ned O'Keeffe

Question:

200 Mr. E. O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Education the amount of funding which was allocated annually by her Department to primary schools for the provision of library books in each of the years between 1972 and 1990, inclusive.

Minister for Education (Mrs. O'Rourke)

The information sought by the Deputy is as follows, in respect of the period 1974-1990:

1974,	£126,500;	1975,	Nil;
1976,	£161,000;	1977,	£132,000;
1978,	£132,000;	1979,	£140,000;
1980,	£140,000;	1981,	£140,000;
1982,	£140,000;	1983,	£141,000;
1884,	£141,000;	1985,	£221,000;
1986,	£217,000;	1987,	£125,000;
1988,	£124,000;	1989,	£1,217,000;
1990,	£213,000;

It has not been possible, in the time available for the preparation of this reply, to provide details of the 1972 and 1973 provision for the scheme.