The National Parents' Councils primary and post-primary are to a large extent financed by grants from my Department. The financial support provided by my Department is made up of two elements: A core grant to support the Councils in their day-to-day operations and a grant to meet the cost of the Councils training activities. The information requested by the Deputy on financial support being provided to the National Parents' Councils primary and post-primary in each of the past five years is contained in the following tables.
Table 1: National Parents’ Council
(primary
), Department of Education and Skills funding 2009 to 2013.
Year
|
Core Grant
Outturn
|
Training Grant
Outturn
|
Total
|
2013*
|
€330,000
|
€76,682
|
€406,682
|
2012
|
€330,000
|
€76,682
|
€406,682
|
2011
|
€330,000
|
€96,792
|
€426,792
|
2010
|
€330,000
|
€106,488
|
€436,488
|
2009
|
€355,000
|
€25,000
|
€380,000
|
*Note: The 2013 figure is the indicative allocation for 2013.
Table 2: National Parents’ Council
(post-primary)
,
Department of Education and Skills funding 2009 to 2013.
Year
|
Core Grant
Outturn
|
Training Grant
Outturn
|
Total
|
2013*
|
€202,000
|
€0
|
€202,000
|
2012
|
€202,000
|
€45,460
|
€247,460
|
2011
|
€202,000
|
€38,831
|
€240,831
|
2010
|
€177,000
|
€33,300
|
€210,300
|
2009
|
€177,000
|
€0
|
€177,000
|
*Note: The 2013 figure is the indicative allocation for 2013 and in this regard the National Parents’ Council post-primary have not yet applied for a training grant.
The training grant for the National Parents’ Council post-primary was first introduced in 2010.