Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 28 November 2017
202. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Education and Skills the date by which the minor works grant will be made available to primary schools; if this grant will be a guaranteed yearly payment in order to assist schools to adequately budget for the year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50488/17]
View answerThe normal practice is for the Minor Works Grant to be announced towards the end of the year if funding permits. Over the next number of weeks the issue of the Minor Works Grant 2017/2018 will be considered in the context of my Department's overall capital position.
Circular Letter 0062/2013 which provides guidance in respect of the Minor Works Grant states that "the grant will only be paid in future years as funding permits". In that context it is vital that schools take this stipulation into account before commencing any infrastructure related works.
