Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 21 March 2023
751. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Education the contacts her Department has made with a school (details supplied) in respect of the school's need for funding for cleaning, which has been a problem this term; if she will give assurances in relation to same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13517/23]
View answerThe funding arrangements made by my Department for post primary schools reflect the sectoral division of our second-level system. At the core of all arrangements is reliance upon capitation as the principal determinant of funding.
With regard to the ETB sector, responsibility for the day to day management of an ETB school rests with the relevant ETB/school management team. A financial and staffing allocation is made to each ETB to fund its schools and head office non-pay running costs. The grant is based on the overall student numbers across the ETB and its non-pay head office running costs.
ETBs are given a high level of autonomy in the management and appropriation of this grant and each is allowed to distribute its allocations in line with its priorities and identification of need.
