Olivia Mitchell
Ceist:1110 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Science the way in which it is proposed to compensate a school (details supplied) in Dublin 14 for the loss of 11 community employment workers. [21914/01]
Vol. 541 No. 2
1110 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Science the way in which it is proposed to compensate a school (details supplied) in Dublin 14 for the loss of 11 community employment workers. [21914/01]
The school referred to by the Deputy currently has the services of a full-time secretary and caretaker under a 1978-79 scheme for the employment of secretaries and caretakers in primary schools under which my Department meets the full cost of salary.
I have recently secured the transfer of £46 million per annum to my Department on a phased basis between now and 2003, as the FÁS school-based community employment schemes – CE – come to an end. The availability of this funding will enable me to make significant progress in relation to the provision of secretarial and caretaking services to schools by putting in place an equitable system of funding for ancillary services. My Department will receive a total of £32 million in this school year.
Proposals for the redistribution of the moneys received this year at primary and post primary levels are now near finalisation and details on the new funding arrangements will issue to all schools very shortly. This will give a major boost to schools throughout the country and represents the implementation of an important commitment in the programme for Government and in the Programme for Prosperity and Fairness.