Kathleen Funchion
Question:515. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Education and Skills the percentage of primary schools partaking in the book rental scheme. [33324/18]
View answerDáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 July 2018
515. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Education and Skills the percentage of primary schools partaking in the book rental scheme. [33324/18]
View answer516. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Education and Skills the percentage of post-primary schools partaking in the book rental scheme. [33325/18]
View answer517. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary schools participating in the book rental scheme by county in tabular form. [33328/18]
View answer518. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of post-primary schools participating in the book rental scheme by county in tabular form. [33329/18]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 515 to 518, inclusive, together.
My Department provides funding to schools to support the operation of school book rental schemes.
The most recent figures available indicate that 95% of primary schools and 68% of post-primary schools operate a book rental scheme. The attached document gives the breakdown of the number of primary and post-primary schools per county that provide a School Book Rental Scheme based on the most recent figures available.
Number of Primary and Post-primary schools participating in book rental scheme
Primary Schools |
Post Primary Schools |
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County |
No of Schools with Book Rental |
County |
No of Schools with Book Rental |
Carlow |
44 |
Carlow |
10 |
Cavan |
72 |
Cavan |
9 |
Clare |
108 |
Clare |
12 |
Cork |
341 |
Cork |
58 |
Donegal |
166 |
Donegal |
21 |
Dublin |
441 |
Dublin |
78 |
Galway |
224 |
Galway |
33 |
Kerry |
127 |
Kerry |
23 |
Kildare |
99 |
Kildare |
12 |
Kilkenny |
74 |
Kilkenny |
8 |
Laois |
63 |
Laois |
6 |
Leitrim |
38 |
Leitrim |
7 |
Limerick |
135 |
Limerick |
12 |
Longford |
37 |
Longford |
7 |
Louth |
73 |
Louth |
13 |
Mayo |
161 |
Mayo |
19 |
Meath |
108 |
Meath |
17 |
Monaghan |
60 |
Monaghan |
11 |
Offaly |
65 |
Offaly |
10 |
Roscommon |
86 |
Roscommon |
5 |
Sligo |
66 |
Sligo |
9 |
Tipperary |
150 |
Tipperary |
24 |
Waterford |
74 |
Waterford |
7 |
Westmeath |
73 |
Westmeath |
10 |
Wexford |
102 |
Wexford |
15 |
Wicklow |
82 |
Wicklow |
14 |