Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 25 October 2016
215. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Skills when the minor works scheme funding will be announced; the amount that will be allocated to the scheme; the details of the dates in previous years when the scheme was announced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31843/16]
View answerThe normal practice is for the Minor Works Grant to be announced late in the year if funding permits. The issue of the Minor Works Grant 2016/2017 will be considered in the context of my Department's overall capital position later this year.
Under my Department's Circular Letter 0062/2013 the rate of payment of the Minor Works Grant is a basic grant of €5,500 to all primary schools plus €18.50 per mainstream pupil and €74 per special needs pupil on the rolls on the 30 September of the year prior to the issue of the grant. The €74 rate applies to a special needs pupil attending a special school or attending a special class attached to a mainstream school. Payment of the grant amounts to almost €29m.
The Minor Works Grant was announced on the following dates in previous years:
2015/2016 - 5th November, 2015
2014/2015 - 25th November, 2014
2013/2014 - 7th November, 2013
2012/2013 - No grant issued
2011/2012 - 10th November, 2011
2010/2011 - 22nd November, 2010.
