Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 22 October 2019
655. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the allocation made in each of the years 2016 to 2019 to the island scholarship scheme; and the budget 2020 allocation in tabular form. [42954/19]
View answerUnder the measure: ÁRAINN Gaeltachta, to which the Deputy refers and which has been in place since 2007, up to 30 post-primary students in total can avail of the opportunity to attend one of the participating post-primary schools on the Aran Islands for an entire school-year while residing with a household registered under the Department's Scéim na bhFoghlaimeoirí Gaeilge.
The post-primary schools in question are Coláiste Éinne, Inis Mór; Coláiste Ghobnait, Inis Oirr; and Coláiste Naomh Eoin, Inis Meáin. In line with the conditions of the measure, each of the 3 schools is allocated a maximum of 10 students and a daily subvention of €27 per student is payable by my Department to the participating households.
In March 2019 I approved a three-year allocation of up to €450,000in support of the measure in respect of the 2019/20, 2020/21 and 2021/2022 school-years - equivalent to up to €150,000 per school-year.
Full details regarding the measure - which aligns with action 2.15 of the Government's Plean Gníomhaíochta 2018-2022, can be found on the following link:
https://www.chg.gov.ie/ga/allowance-of-up-to-e450000-granted-by-minister-of-state-kyne-for-the-benefit-of-post-primary-schools-on-the-aran-islands/
The following table sets out the expenditure in respect of each year from 2016 to date:
|
Year |
Expenditure under the measure |
|
2016 |
€135,000 |
|
2017 |
€125,037 |
|
2018 |
€152,103 |
|
2019 (to date) |
€85,779 |
