asked the Minister for Education when the first moiety will be paid to St. Joseph's School for Deaf Boys, Cabra, Dublin 7; and the reason for the delay to date.

The first moiety of the heating and cleaning grant for St. Joseph's School for Deaf Boys, Cabra, will be issued on Friday 6 February 1981 with the general issue of the grant to all national schools for the 1980-81 school year.

There has been no departure from the normal procedure in relation to the date of the payment.