Vol. 425 No. 8
110 Mr. R. Burke asked the Minister for Education if she will provide additional funds for the maintenance and running costs of Pope John Paul national school, Malahide, County Dublin, in order to assist the hardworking fund-raising committee.
The day to day running costs of primary schools are discharged by making funds available by means of the capitation grant scheme and the contribution from local sources. The capitation grant is not intended to meet the operating costs in full. A local contribution towards school running costs equivalent to 25 per cent of the capitation grant must be lodged annually to each school bank account. I will be considering the existing rates of capitation grants to schools in the light of the results of the recurrent costs study which is being undertaken by my Department.
