Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Tuesday, 27 Feb 2001

Vol. 531 No. 3

Written Answers. - Arts and Music Grants.

Liam Lawlor

Ceist:

416 Mr. Lawlor asked the Minister for Education and Science the primary schools in Lucan, Clondalkin, Newcastle, Rathcoole, Saggart and Brittas; the amount of the grant lodged in each schools' bank account number under the £6.1 million arts and music grant for primary schools; and when the promised circular on the use of the grant will be issued to these schools. [5451/01]

Minister for Education and Science (Dr. Woods):

As the Deputy is aware I recently announced a new £6.1 million arts and music grant for all primary schools. The grant will enable schools to purchase equipment and materials and to initiate activities to enable children to participate in visual arts, music, drama, dance and literature. The grant works out at £13 per pupil with a minimum grant of £780 being provided for schools of under 60 pupils. The grant was lodged to schools' bank accounts in late November.

In the area of music the grant may be used to support the making of music through instruments such as chime bars, cymbals, triangles and tin whistles. It can also be used to buy listening materials such as compact discs and tapes. Similarly in the visual arts schools will be enabled to purchase materials such as brushes, drawing and colouring materials. It is my intention that schools would, where possible, use some of this money to organise trips to concert halls, art galleries and similar institutions so that children experience music, visual arts, drama, dance and literature in such settings. More detailed guidelines are being drafted by my Department at present. These guidelines will issue to all schools shortly and will set out the scope of the grant and the purposes for which it can be used.

The following table gives details of the amounts received by the schools referred to by the Deputy:

Roll No:	School	Address	Amount of Grant
			£
18602E	Scoil Mhuire	Clondalkin, Dublin 22	4,290.00
19642V	St. Peter Apostle SNA	Neillstown, Clondalkin, Dublin 22	3,484.00
19221U	Scoil Naomh Aine	Clondalkin, Dublin 22	3,861.00
18655C	Scoil Naomh Seosaimh	Clondalkin, Dublin 22	5,239.00
19743E	St. Bernadette's JNS	Quarryvale, Clondalkin, Dublin 22	3,913.00
18642O	SN Naomh Eoin	Tower Road, Clondalkin, Dublin 22	1,560.00
19569O	Neillstown NS	Neillstown, Clondalkin, Dublin 22	3,497.00
19510E	Talbot SNS	Clondalkin, Dublin 22	4,056.00
19865S	Archbiship Ryan SNS	Balgaddy, Lucan, Co. Dublin	5,941.00
19855P	Gaelscoil Cluain Dolcain	Bothar Nangor, Cluain Dolcain, BAC 22	3,575.00
19509T	Scoil Nano Nagle	Bawnogue, Clondalkin, Dublin 22	4,121.00
19799I	Sacred Heart NS	Sruleen, Clondalkin, Dublin 22	6,721.00
19707A	St. Ronan's NS	Deansrath, Clondalkin, Dublin 22	6,123.00
19647I	St. Mary's SNS	Rowlagh, Clondalkin, Dublin 22	4,784.00
13447O	Scoil Mhuire	Lucan, County Dublin	8,008.00
00714P	Lucan BNS	Lucan, County Dublin	6,604.00
16461C	Newcastle Lyons NS	Newcastle Lyons, County Dublin	3,042.00
19503H	SN Chronain	7 Hillview, Rathcoole, Co. Dublin	3,523.00
13217W	Holy Family NS	Rathcoole, County Dublin	2,483.00
17055T	SN Naomh Mhuire	Saggart, County Dublin	1,313.00
19566I	Our Lady Queen of Apostles NS	Clonburris, Clondalkin, Dublin 22	7,527.00
1991A	Gaelscoil na Camoige	Aras Chronain, Bothar an Ulloird, Cluain Dolcain, BAC 22	2,405.00
19785U	St. Bernadette's SNS	Quarryvale, Clondalkin, Dublin 22	3,562.00
19220S	Scoil Naomh Ide	Clondalkin, Dublin 22	3,575.00
19575J	St. Mary's JNS	Rowlagh, Clondalkin, Dublin 22	3,601.00
19590F	St. Mochua's Sp. Sc.	Deansrath, Old Nangor Road, Clondalkin, Dublin 22	936.00
18173H	SN Briotas	Brittas, County Dublin	1,391.00
20066S	Lucan Multi-Denominational NS	Willsbrook, Lucan, County Dublin	2,028.00
12014D	St. Andrew's NS	Lucan, County Dublin	2,340.00
19676P	Scoil Aine Naofa	Esker, Lucan, County Dublin	4,914.00
19542R	Esker NS	Esker, Lucan, County Dublin	4,680.00
19817H	St. Mary's NS	Woodview, Esker, Lucan, Co. Dublin	3,601.00