Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 9 June 2016
51. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the amount he allocated to a school (details supplied) for capitation and axillary services, staff salary, school transport and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15096/16]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe amount of grant paid to an individual primary school for capitation, book grant and ancillary services is determined by the school's enrolment.
The following is a breakdown of grant funding provided by my Department to the school referred to by the Deputy in 2016.Capitation Grant, €138,106; Ancillary Services Grant, €95,500; Book Grant, €1,914; Book Seed Capital Grant, €1,914; Standardised Testing, €887.
The Department allocates funding to schools for the employment of escorts to accompany children with special educational needs whose care and safety needs are such as to require an escort while on school transport. The amount payable is calculated on the basis of the hours worked by the escorts employed by the school authority. The amount of escort funding for 2015/16 was some €60,000.
The salary costs for teachers and Special Needs Assistants employed by the school are paid centrally through the payroll operated by my Department. The payroll cost involved will be circa. €2.4 million for the 2016/2017 school year. This figure is based on a staffing allocation of 1 Principal, 22 teachers, 2.5 specialist subject teachers and 28 Special Needs Assistants.
