PRIMARY SCHOOLS TO BENEFIT FROM €15M SCHOOL BOOK RENTAL FUND - KENNY

Posted on April 17, 2014 10:11 AM   |   Permanent Link   

Sean Kenny, the Labour TD for Dublin Bay North has welcomed the announcement by the Minister for Education that all primary schools who currently operate a school book rental scheme will be able to benefit from the €15 million School Book Rental Scheme Fund which he secured as part of Budget 2014.

"Schools across Dublin Bay North that will benefit from the funding for the first time are St. Mary's & St. Benedict's National School in Raheny, Scoil Bhride National School, St. Kevin's National School and Scoil Naoimh Colmcille in Donaghmede, St. Fiachra's in Beaumont, St. David's in Artane, St. Michaels House School in Kilbarrack, St. Laurence's National School in Baldoyle and Scoil Eoin Baiste in Clontarf."

"I am very pleased that Minister Quinn has decided that some €8.3 million from the fund, will be divided among primary schools that currently operate book rental schemes, in 2015 and 2016. These schools are expected to receive a total of €18 per pupil or €20 in DEIS schools over those two years. This is on top of the annual book grant of €15 million which is paid to all schools on a per pupil basis. This forms part of the Minister's wider agenda to tackle the high costs of going to school for parents."

"The total funding for the scheme is €15 million and will be targeted specifically at primary schools who did not currently operate a book rental scheme. DEIS schools will receive €150 per child and non-DEIS schools will receive €100 per child in seed capital funding over the next two years to establish book rental schemes. This funding amounts to €6.7 million and is expected to benefit more than 63,000 pupils and their families."