Ministers Foley, Naughton and Byrne announce details of almost €12 billion education funding in Budget 2025
Minister for Education Norma Foley, along with Minister of State for Special Education and Inclusion Hildegarde Naughton and Minister of State for Sport and Physical Education Thomas Byrne today announced details of an unprecedented €11.8 billion investment in Education and Schools in Budget 2025, an increase of some 9 per cent on the same figure in Budget 2024.
Budget 2025 provides an increase of €712 million in core current funding, as well as over €360 million in core capital funding compared to the original NDP allocation for 2024. An additional €120 million is also being provided as part of Cost of Living supports and €140 million in Ukraine related supports. These additional funds build on significant increases in recent budgets and further enhance the investment in Ireland’s primary, post-primary and special education system.
From Department of Education, Published on 2 October 2024