Charlie McConalogue
Question:146. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will outline in tabular form the total amount spent on the school book grant in 2012 and each year since 1997. [45571/12]
View answerDáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 18 October 2012
146. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will outline in tabular form the total amount spent on the school book grant in 2012 and each year since 1997. [45571/12]
View answerSince 2010 funding to schools towards the provision of school books has been allocated to all schools on a per capita basis.
The rates for 2012 are as follows:
Primary DEIS - €21
Primary non-DEIS - €11
Post-primary DEIS - €39
Post-primary non-DEIS - €24
Funding for book grants was withdrawn in 2009, except in the case of DEIS schools. Funding was re-instated in 2010 for all schools.
The information requested by the Deputy since 1997 is not available. However, the funding allocated to book grants by the Department since 2006 is detailed as follows.
2006 - €12,995,966
2007 - €14,257,084
2008 - €14,421,563
2009 - €7,000,000
2010 - €14,671,063
2011 - €14,883,440
2012 - €15,000,000.