Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Wednesday, 19 Apr 1978

Vol. 305 No. 7

Written Answers. - Tullamore School.

430.

Mr. E. Collins

asked the Minister for Education the amount of grants to the Sacred Heart School, Tullamore, Co. Offaly, since it was built in 1952; if he is aware of the expenditure commitment entered into by the order; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

Minister for Education (Mr. Wilson)

It is not in accordance with normal practice to disclose the amount of grants paid to an individual secondary school. I can, however, supply the Deputy with particulars of the rates at which grants have been paid to secondary schools over the last ten years. These are as follows.

The rates of capitation grant and grant in lieu of tuition fees payable to secondary schools over the last ten years have been as follows:

School Year Commencement of	Rate of Capitation Grant	Free Education Grant (same rate for Junior and Senior pupils)
Junior pupils	Senior pupils
	Range	Range	Range	Range
	from	to	from	to
1968-69	£8	£14	£10	£19	A minimum of £20 and a maximum of £25.
1969-70	£13	£19	£15	£24	£25
1970-71	”	”	”	”	”
1971-72	”	”	”	”	”
1972-73	”	”	”	”	£30
1973-74	”	”	”	”	”
1974-75	”	”	”	”	£35
1975-76	£19	£28	£22	£36	£50
1976-77	”	”	”	”	£50
1977-78	”	”	”	”	£50 until 31 December 1977.
					£66.50 from 1 January 1978.

1967-68—70 per cent direct grant (building only); 30 per cent optional loan.

1 September 1975—80 per cent direct grant (including furnishing and equipment.