Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 20 July 2016
172. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills to provide estimates of the cost of a 20% increase per annum in the per capita capitation to voluntary secondary schools; and the estimated cost of a 10% increase in the capitation to community and comprehensive schools. [23212/16]
View answerA 20% increase in capitation and related grants to voluntary secondary schools would cost approximately €18m. and a 10% increase to Community and Comprehensive schools would cost approximately €2.8m.
In relation to capitation levels for future years, the recently published Programme for a Partnership Government commits to investing an extra €500m in education by 2021 through various measures including annual increases in primary and secondary capitation rates.
The commitments in the Programme, including to increase capitation funding, will be considered in the context of the budgetary process.
