Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 7 May 2014
93. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills of the schools that have sports complexes attached, which of the schools are fee-paying; and the level of funding provided to each school each year since 2010 for maintenance of swimming pools and other facilities. [20555/14]
View answerThe Department does not provide funding to fee charging schools in respect of sports complexes. Sports Complexes were established between 1972 and 1974 in the Community & Comprehensive school sector and it was anticipated that they would be operated on a self-financing basis. Currently there are four sports complexes in the Community & Comprehensive school sector that receive recurrent funding from the Department. They are located at the following schools: Newpark Comprehensive School, Coolmine Community School, Mayfield Community School and Tallaght Community School. All of these schools are in the free education scheme and each receives €44,000 annually.
There was also a sports complex established at St. Enda's Community School in Limerick City. However, this complex closed in 2011. The details regarding the funding to each school since 2010 are set out in the following table.
Sports Complex Annual Funding 2010-2014
|
- |
2010 |
2010 |
2011 |
2011 |
2012 |
2012 |
2013 |
2013 |
2014 |
2014 |
|
- |
Annual Grant |
Additional Funding |
Annual Grant |
Additional Funding |
Annual Grant |
Additional Funding |
Annual Grant |
Additional Funding |
Annual Grant |
Additional Funding |
|
Newpark Comprehensive |
€44,000.00 |
€0.00 |
€44,000.00 |
€0.00 |
€44,000.00 |
€0.00 |
€44,000.00 |
€0.00 |
€44,000.00 |
€0.00 |
|
Coolmine Community School |
€44,000.00 |
€0.00 |
€44,000.00 |
€0.00 |
€44,000.00 |
€0.00 |
€44,000.00 |
€0.00 |
€44,000.00 |
€0.00 |
|
Tallaght Community School |
€44,000.00 |
€20,000.00 |
€44,000.00 |
€61,000.00 |
€44,000.00 |
€0.00 |
€44,000.00 |
€0.00 |
€44,000.00 |
€0.00 |
|
Mayfield Community School |
€44,000.00 |
€0.00 |
€44,000.00 |
€0.00 |
€44,000.00 |
€0.00 |
€44,000.00 |
€0.00 |
€44,000.00 |
€0.00 |
|
St. Endas Community School |
€44,000.00 |
€0.00 |
€0.00 |
€0.00 |
€0.00 |
€0.00 |
€0.00 |
€0.00 |
€0.00 |
€0.00 |
|
Total |
€220,000.00 |
€20,000.00 |
€176,000.00 |
€61,000.00 |
€176,000.00 |
€0.00 |
€176,000.00 |
€0.00 |
€176,000.00 |
€0.00 |
