Thomas Gould
Question:181. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education under what scheme a school can apply for replacement flooring. [2177/24]
View answerThursday, 18 January 2024
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It is open to a school to use their capitation grant or their minor work grant to replace floor coverings at the school. The capitation grant is paid to primary and voluntary secondary schools. It is based on the number of recognised pupils enrolled in the schools. Capitation grants are paid at the applicable rate at the time the grant is issued.
Capitation funding is intended to contribute to the day to day running costs of schools and consequently should be used to meet the cost of items such as heating, lighting, cleaning, insurance and general upkeep in schools. It should also be noted that a proportion of the grant is intended to be used by schools to assist with the purchase of teaching materials and resources.
Capitation funding provided for general running costs and ancillary funding provided for care taking and secretarial services may be regarded as a common grant from which the Board of Management can allocate according to its own priorities.