€1.9 million for schools in Louth

€1.9m has been allocated to schools in Louth through the Minor Works and ICT grant funding, it was announced on Monday by Minister for Education and Youth, Hildegarde Naughton TD.

It is part of a €65m grant funding package for minor works and ICT for schools across the country. The announcement also confirms a standardised payment period for the annual Minor Works and ICT grant funding for schools. This is aimed at providing clarity and certainty for the school system and will now be incorporated into the annual grant payments calendar for schools. 

€30 million in minor works grant funding will be provided to primary and special schools across the country this week to enable them to use on a devolved basis for maintenance and small-scale improvement works.

A further €35 million in funding for ICT infrastructure will issue in January 2026 to all recognised special, primary and post-primary schools.

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The funding for Louth has been welcomed by Louth Fine Gael TD, Paula Butterly, who said that it will ensure schools can plan with confidence.

Deputy Butterly said: With the world around us changing rapidly, it is vital that schools can instil students with the skills they need to reach their full potential in our modern society. 

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