Carol Nolan
Question:449. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the school capitation grant will be restored to the pre-2010 level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32146/19]
View answerTuesday, 23 July 2019
Questions (449)
Written answers
I fully recognise the need to improve capitation funding for schools.
In the period 2011 to 2015 the capitation and related grants for schools were reduced by just over 11% in aggregate.
I am pleased to have been able to provide for a 5% increase in capitation funding for primary and post primary schools that will apply from the start of the 2019/20 school year. The first and full year costs of this increase is €4 million and €10 million respectively.
I must be prudent in the context of ongoing budgetary pressures. Where it is not possible to do everything that I would like to do in the education sector in any one year I have to prioritise, especially in the context of increasing enrolments.
It is my intention to seek funding for further capitation increases in future budgets.
Questions Nos. 450 to 453, inclusive, answered with Question No. 336.