The funding arrangements made by my Department for second-level schools reflect the sectoral division of our second-level system. At the core of all arrangements is reliance upon capitation as the principal determinant of funding. The school to which the Deputy refers is a community school and receives funding in the same way as all community and comprehensive schools. Budget allocations for schools in the Community and Comprehensive sector are increased on a pro rata basis in line with increases in the per capita grant paid to voluntary secondary schools. All schools are eligible for recurrent per capita grants towards special classes and curricular support grants.
The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table. With regard to funding in 2009, the information relates to grants paid to date, as a number of grants are due to issue to the school before the end of the year.
Grant Type
|
2006
|
2007
|
2008
|
2009 to date
|
|
€
|
€
|
€
|
€
|
Budget Non Teacher Pay
|
243,920.00
|
223,000.00
|
264,700.00
|
235,000.00
|
Budget Non Pay
|
305,626.00
|
288,799.00
|
345,778.00
|
274,263.00
|
Student Support Service Fund
|
58,459.00
|
62,888.00
|
62,508.00
|
63,180.00
|
PLC Grant
|
5,839.47
|
4,819.88
|
3,985.67
|
3,058.77
|
Programme Grants *(TY, LCA & JCSP)
|
12,519.00
|
13,799.00
|
10,154.00
|
0.00
|
Back to Education Initiative
|
43,065.00
|
45,913.00
|
51,837.00
|
29,952.00
|
Book Grant
|
34,154.00
|
37,424.00
|
36,515.00
|
18,271.20
|
Psychological Test Grant
|
165.06
|
250.00
|
250.00
|
0.00
|
Supervision & Substitution
|
19,334.27
|
25,634.04
|
29,681.06
|
16,064.63
|
Language Initiative Grant
|
1,500.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
Physics & Chemistry Grant
|
104.00
|
117.00
|
52.00
|
0.00
|
Special Class Grant
|
12,864.00
|
15,955.00
|
15,276.00
|
0.00
|
Traveller Pupil Grant
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
1,708.00
|
0.00
|
DEIS Funding
|
17,903.52
|
14,943.56
|
28,955.52
|
0.00
|
Equipment Grant
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
655.82
|
900.00
|
Medical Refund
|
0.00
|
220.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
Foreign Language Assistant Scheme
|
0.00
|
2,686.83
|
4,370.00
|
0.00
|
ICT Grant
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
8,500.00
|
0.00
|
Dining Area & Canteen Equipment
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
12,197.00
|
0.00
|
Capital Funding
|
367,277.72
|
18,560.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
*Transition Year, Leaving Certificate Applied & Junior Certificate School Programme.