Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 22 January 2025
623. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Education to outline the overall costs associated with the purchase and installation of prefabricated classrooms at a school (details supplied); associated ancillary and maintenance costs, by year, since 2001, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1566/25]
Amharc ar fhreagraMy Department has reviewed its records and has provided the information requested for the school referred to by the Deputy in tabular form on the attached report.
My Department has no records of the associated ancillary and maintenance costs. The two main relevant grants for post primary schools paid by the Department in this regard are the Capitation grant to cater for day to day running costs such as heating, lighting, cleaning, insurance and general up-keep, and the Ancillary grant to cater for the cost of employing ancillary services staff. Schools have the flexibility to use capitation funding provided for general running costs and ancillary funding provided for caretaking and secretarial services as a common grant from which the Board of Management can allocate according to its own priorities.
