Keeloggs school grants and local contribution
The Minister declined to provide detailed grant figures for an individual school, explaining that grants are based on £8 per pupil with a matching local contribution of £2 (previously £6 and £1.50). He said a Member could obtain the information, and confirmed the local board of management is responsible for raising the contribution.
asked the Minister for Education the amounts paid by his Department for heating and maintenance grants in respect of Keeloggs national school, Mountcharles, County Donegal, for each of the past two years.
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It is not the practice to provide detailed information in relation to grants paid to individual schools. I may add, however, that the grant is calculated as from the beginning of the school year 1977-78 on the basis of £8 per pupil from the Department, provided there is a corresponding local contribution of £2 per pupil. Prior to that date the rates were £6 and £1.50.
Comment on this
Would the Minister confirm whether such information would be available to a Member of this House if he wished to obtain it?
Comment on this
No problem at all, but I think the Deputy will appreciate the board of management might not be too happy.
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If large numbers of children are involved who is basically responsible for obtaining the £2 per child? Is it the parents' body or the manager?