ACCS/Info Bulletin 11/25

29th May 2025.

The Secretary,
Board of Management and
School Principal in
each Community and Comprehensive School.

Members of the Executive of ACCS.

ACCS/Info Bulletin 11/25.

Re: Circular 0042/2025: Grant Scheme for ICT Infrastructure

Minister for Education and Youth Helen McEntee today (29 May 2025) announced a €65 million investment in schools to support digital learning and fund minor building works.

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

Schools do not have to apply for this grant funding as these grants will issue automatically to schools. This payment will be issued to school bank accounts over the coming weeks.

 ICT Funding

The €35m in ICT grant funding represents the third tranche of ICT funding under the Digital Strategy for Schools to 2027 and builds on the €210m already allocated under the previous Digital Strategy for Schools 2015-2020 Enhancing Teaching Learning and Assessment and the €100m that has issued to date under the current strategy.

In the case of a post-primary school the Digital Strategy ICT grant will consist of a €2,000 basic grant plus €30.40 per mainstream student and €33.44 per student in DEIS schools.

A 500 student-school will receive €17,200 and a 1,000 student-school will receive €32,400.

The following information and guidelines are set out in the appendices of the circular:

  • Appendix 1: Digital Strategy for Schools and related supports

  • Appendix 2: Equipment and Infrastructure that may be purchased under the ICT Grants Scheme

  • Appendix 3: Funding allocation model applying to the ICT Infrastructure Grant

  • Appendix 4: Guidance and information

  • Appendix 5: Grant Funding, Management and Compliance 

Oide has added the following link to its website:

https://www.oidetechnologyineducation.ie/technology-infrastructure/ict-grants/

Information on the Circular, the Grant, Digital Learning Planning and Digital Technology Infrastructure (DTI ) Guidance and Information can be accessed at this link.  If schools have specific queries in relation to DTI these can be emailed to  ictadvice@oide.ie

 

Is mise,
le mór mheas,

Áine O’Sullivan,
GENERAL SECRETARY.

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