Dáil Éireann Debate, Monday - 11 September 2023
765. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Education if her Department has conducted any analysis of the impact of the removal of the special cleaning allowance made during Covid; if her Department has conducted a survey of what the increase in cleaning costs has been for schools; and whether she will ensure that schools can meet the rising costs of school cleaning. [39187/23]
View answerMore than €400.7 million of additional Covid-19 Capitation grant funding has been made available to recognised primary and post primary schools to provide for the implementation of infection prevention and control measures to reduce the risk of the spread of Covid-19 to date.
Schools have been reminded that the Covid-19 Capitation payment is a temporary measure and is kept under review.
As the Deputy is aware, the continued payment of Covid-19 Capitation grants is determined by the prevailing public health advice at the time.
