This grant can be used to employ a person/s to work for a specified number of days to carry out administrative work on the scheme. The daily rate for this work is €160.62 for 2024 which includes holiday pay. The Department will provide an additional 11.05% to cover the employer PRSI cost. The payment must be processed by the school as it would the payment of any person carrying out work for, or in, the school.
Alternatively they may use the grant for other administrative purposes related to the scheme such as cost of storage, covering of schoolbooks, purchasing of labelling or tracking items or for unforeseen costs such as schoolbooks or classrooms resources for newly enrolled pupils during the year.