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Schools Financial and Database


Introduction

The Schools Financial and Database section discharges a range of operational, resourcing and support functions relating to the payment of grants to schools. The section also manages the annual post-primary student census (October Returns) as well as the department's online Post Primary Pupil Database (P-POD).

Special Needs and Tuition Grants Section

We administer the payment of various grants such as the:

  • Home Tuition Grant Scheme
  • Irish Sign Language Scheme
  • Typing Scheme
  • Assistive Technology Grant Scheme
  • ABA schools
  • The National Council for Special Education.
  • Vocational Training Centres
  • The National Braille Production Centre
  • Miscellaneous payments to various Organisations

Special Needs and Tuition Grants Unit

Address:
Special Needs and Tuition Grants (SNTG) Unit, Department of Education, Cornamaddy, Athlone, N37 X659
Email:

htpayments@education.gov.ie

Telephone:
(090) 648 3996

Assistive Technology Payment Queries

Address:
Department of Education and Youth, Cornamaddy, Athlone, County Westmeath, N37 X659
Email:

atpayments@education.gov.ie

Telephone:
(090) 648 3996

Database Section

We manage the Post Primary Pupil Database, including annual processing of the October Returns made by post primary schools each year.

Post-primary Online Database (P-POD) Helpdesk

Address:
Post Primary Online Database (P-POD) Helpdesk, Department of Education and Youth, Cornamaddy, Athlone, N37 X659
Email:

PPODHelpdesk@education.gov.ie

Telephone:
(090) 648 4128;
(090) 648 3870;
(090) 648 4279;
(090) 648 4286;
(090) 648 3668;
(090) 645 1372;
(090) 648 3897

Schools Financial Section

  • we calculate and pay all primary and post-primary capitation grants
  • we administer funding to the Secondary Education Committee (SEC), Model Schools, Management Bodies and other Special Disadvantage Initiatives

Schools Capitation Section

Address:
Department of Education, Schools Capitation Section, Schools Division Financial, Cornamaddy, Athlone, County Westmeath, N37 X659
Website:
Email:

sdfinfo@education.gov.ie

Telephone:
(090) 648 3971 Primary Schools;
(090) 648 3924 Post-primary Schools

Voluntary Post Primary Capitation

Address:
Department of Education, Schools Financial and Database Section, Cornamaddy, Athlone, County Westmeath, N37 X659
Telephone:
(090) 648 3768

Community and Comprehensive (C&C) Section

  • we discharge a range of operational, resourcing and support functions relating to C&C post-primary schools
  • we support the personnel function of C&C post-primary schools in relation to the administrative and maintenance staff
  • we administer funding to enable the payment of pensions and retirement gratuities to former staff of C&C post-primary schools.

Community & Comprehensive Schools Section

Address:
Department of Education, Community & Comprehensive Schools Sector, Schools Division Financial, Cornamaddy, Athlone, County Westmeath, N37 X659
Email:

ccfinancial@education.gov.ie

Telephone:
(090) 648 3954