€2.5-million for minor works and ICT funding for Tipperary schools

€1.2-MILLION in Minor Works Grants will be issued to Tipperary schools this month as well and a further €1.3-million in ICT Grants are to be issued to schools next month.

Deputy Michael Lowry has been informed by The Minister for Education and Youth, Hildegarde Naughton, that a total of €2.5-million in Minor Works and ICT Grant Funding is being allocated for schools across Tipperary.

Deputy Lowry also confirms a standardised payment period for the annual Minor Works and ICT Grant funding for schools. 
This provides clarity and certainty for the school system and will now be incorporated into the annual grant payments calendar for schools, the North Tipperary TD says.
 

This week the minor works grants funding will issue for all Primary schools and relates to the 2026/2027 school year.
ICT grants funding will issue to Primary and Post Primary schools in January 2026 for the 2025/2026 school year.

“Providing clarity and certainty around the annual December/January payment of the minor works grant and ICT grants will support schools in their budgeting and aligns with the substantial increase in Capitation Funding announced in Budget 2026,” Deputy Lowry said.

“Recognising that each school is different, the payment of the minor works grant allows individual schools, who are best placed to decide how best to use this funding, address their own maintenance needs.

“This lead-in period ahead of the new school year will give schools time to consider their plans and priorities as to how to best use this funding for their own needs.

“Maintaining school buildings is vitally important in promoting health and safety, in providing a welcoming learning environment, and in protecting the significant levels of public funding being invested in new and upgraded school infrastructure,” he said.

The ICT funding will empower schools to harness the opportunities that technology presents, and to support children and young people to become competent, critically engaged learners.

Both the minor works and ICT funding will support schools both to keep their buildings safe and welcoming places for students, but also in ensuring that students are learning the skills they need in our schools to thrive in today’s world.
Minor Works funding

Under the Minor Works Scheme, funding is made available to all primary and special schools on the following basis:
€5,500 basic grant plus €18.50 per mainstream pupil and €74 per student with Special Educational Needs enrolled in the school on 30 September of the year prior to the issue of the grant.

The €74 rate applies to a Special Needs pupil attending a Special School or attending a Special Education class attached to a mainstream school.

Schools have the autonomy to use this funding for maintenance and small-scale improvements to school buildings and grounds.

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Given that each school setting is different, individual schools are best placed to decide how best to use this funding to address their particular needs.

The works that can be undertaken under the Minor Works Grant Scheme include maintenance and small-scale improvements to school buildings and grounds, improvement or replacement of mechanical and electrical services, the purchase of standard furniture and educational equipment, the purchase of floor coverings and window blinds, the purchase of IT related equipment, ventilation improvements, and enhancements to outdoor learning environments.