Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 27 July 2021
1016. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Education the funding that has been allocated by her Department for projects and initiatives in County Tipperary over the past 12 months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40503/21]
View answerMy Department’s gross voted allocation for 2021 amounts to some €8.96 billion, and is being expended on first, second and early years’ education. The bulk of this funding is expended on paying the salaries of teachers and other school staff including those in the area of special needs education. It is also expended on paying pensions, the school transport scheme, the school building programme and on a range of relevant programmes.
As funding from my Department is not allocated or recorded on a county basis I am therefore not in a position to readily provide details on the amounts allocated to projects and initiatives in County Tipperary over the past 12 months. However, in relation to the School Building Programme my Department’s website shows the current position on all school projects in the Programme, as well as listing on a county basis the schools that have had large-scale projects completed from 2010 to date. The information is available at www.education.ie and is updated regularly.
