Funds for maintaining schools are delayed

MAINTENANCE funding for 3,300 primary schools will be delayed until the autumn.

However, parents and teachers have demanded that the Department of Education come up with the money most schools get between €4,000 and €10,000 before the summer holidays.

Part of the Grant for Minor Works, also known as the devolved grant, is due next week but schools will be struggling to budget for work which should be done during holiday months, according to the INTO.