In the school year 1999-2000 the stan dard rate of capitation grant paid by my Department to primary schools was £64 per pupil. This grant was paid in respect of 444,310 pupils. A minimum grant of £3,840 was paid to all schools with enrolments of 60 pupils or less.
In the case of schools included in the disadvantaged areas scheme, supplementary capitation grants of £30 are paid in addition to the standard rate of grant. Some 72,957 pupils were covered by this scheme in the 1999-2000 school year. In addition, the supplementary grant of £30 per pupil was also paid in respect of 6,299 pupils included in the rural phase of the Breaking the Cycle scheme in 1999-2000.
In the case of gaelscoileanna, a supplementary capitation grant of £20 per pupil is payable in addition to the standard rate of grant. This grant was paid in respect of 28,455 pupils in gaelscoileanna in 1999-2000.