§ Mrs. Iris RobinsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much funding(a) integrated and (b) Irish Language schools have received in each of the last five years. [148769]
§ Jane KennedyThe total funding allocated directly to(a) integrated and (b) Irish Language schools in each of the last five years is as follows:
£000 Integrated Irish Language 1998–99 46,146 5,533 1999–2000 53,587 5,216 2000–01 52,510 5,154 2001–02 51,257 4,759 2002–03 58,841 5,946 Notes:
1. The figures include (a) recurrent and capital funding awarded directly to both grant maintained and controlled integrated schools and Irish Language schools, (b) EU Peace I and Peace II funding awarded directly to both grant maintained and controlled integrated schools, and (c) funding provided to integrated and Irish Language schools through the Londonderry Regeneration Initiative and the Belfast Regeneration Office.
2. The above figures exclude services provided by the Education and Library Boards for schools, which are not disaggregated by individual sector or school (for example: services such as school meals, school transport and the Curriculum Advisory and Support Services).