Budget 21/22 Numbers for the Education Sector

Overview DES Budget Document Overview Budget 2022 in numbers €9.2 billion total DES budget c1,750 – Additional teachers in the education system in 2022, inc 980 for special educational needs. 1,165 – Additional SNAs. 30,000 – School places to be provided by 200 school projects currently under construction. €87 million (1) – Funding provided specifically […]

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Budget 2021/22 Highlights

The Finance Minister has unveiled the Budget for 2021/22 and announced a spending package of a €4.7 billion. As full details are published over the coming days we’ll post updates. The headline items are as follows… Education and Childcare 350 new primary school teachers and more than 1,000 new SNAs. €16 million for an additional […]

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Summer Programme Payment Dates

We’ve had confirmation of the various payment dates from the DES regards the Home Based and School Based summer provision programmes. Home Based Programme​ School Based Programme​ Home Based Programme​ Payments are due to be issued on October 28th or November 11th. If you have a query regards Home Based Programme payments you can contact […]

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