Derek McDowell
Ceist:433 Mr. McDowell asked the Minister for Education and Science the grants which are available for primary and secondary schools. [4849/01]
Written Answers. - Grant Payments.
The information requested by the Deputy is being compiled in my Department and will be forwarded directly to him shortly.
Liam Aylward
Ceist:434 Mr. Aylward asked the Minister for Education and Science if he will have grant aid approved for a national school (details supplied) in County Kilkenny towards the cost of books for its own library. [4875/01]
In recent years two grants have issued to primary schools to assist them with the development of their library resource materials. The first grant was called a library grant and was issued by my Department in December 1998. At that time all primary schools received a grant of £1,000 per school, while schools designated as disadvantaged received £3,170 each.
A second grant issued to all primary schools in December 1999 as part of the national reading initiative. Under the terms of this grant primary schools received a payment of £7.70 per pupil, while a minimum grant of £462 was issued to all schools with 60 pupils or less.
I am not aware of a specific application for grant aid towards the costs of books for their own library having been received from the school referred to by the Deputy. However the school received £1,000 in December 1998 and £1,686.30 in December 1999, under the terms of the above grant schemes, to assist it with the purchase of materials for its school library.