Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 23 January 2018
211. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills to set out details of the funding that is provided for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3137/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe school referred to by the Deputy is an ETB school.
ETB schools are not funded directly by my Department but are funded via pay and non-pay budget allocations provided to each ETB.
Pay budgets are provided to ETBs in accordance with approved staffing complements. Non-pay current funding is provided as part of a block grant that covers ETB overheads and other activities apart from the second-level programme. ETBs are afforded considerable flexibility in the use of these resources to meet the needs of individual schemes. As such, my Department does not earmark allocations for individual schools or for the various activities of ETBs.
The way in which the allocation is distributed among schools is a matter for each ETB in line with its priorities and perceptions of need.
