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Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 4 July 2006

Tuesday, 4 July 2006

Ceisteanna (651)

Richard Bruton

Ceist:

663 Mr. Bruton asked the Minister for Education and Science her Department’s budget that is specifically allocated to detention schools from 1998 to date in 2006; and the capital expenditure allocated for same. [25686/06]

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Freagraí scríofa

The information requested by the Deputy is contained in the tables attached. The Department of Education and Science has responsibility for the funding of education services for children attending schools attached to high support and special care units. It also provides capital funding as required towards the development of such facilities. Funding for the care provision in these units is matter for the Department of Health & Children and the Health Service Executive.

Table 1: High Support Special Schools

Year

Current Expenditure

Capital Expenditure

1998

16,960,027

1,186,261

1999

16,852,616

2,250,372

2000

18,729,119

2,514,964

2001

22,521,843

9,766,018

2002

26,423,691

7,497,671

2003

26,897,642

4,688,420

2004

28,239,058

2,048,081

2005

26,984,934

622,537

1/1/06-30/6/06

20,502,301

929,791

Table 2: Children Detention Schools

Year

Current Expenditure

Capital Expenditure

1998

81,018

0

1999

92,027

0

2000

205,580

0

2001

488,096

50,914

2002

1,181,090

1,988,982

2003

1,555,209

2,648,406

2004

1,727,550

291,303

2005

1,797,433

2,198,844

1/1/06-30/06/06

1,166,263

10,767

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