€2.9m for Minor Works and ICT for schools in Kildare

Kildare South Fine Gael TD and Minister for Agriculture, Food and Marine, Martin Heydon has said that €2.9m has been allocated to schools in Kildare through the Minor Works and ICT grant funding which will ensure schools can plan with confidence.

Minister Heydon said: “This funding demonstrates Fine Gael’s commitment to supporting schools in Kildare and ensure that school leaders can deliver the best possible learning environment for children.”

Education Minister Hildegarde Naughton announced €65m in minor works and ICT grant funding for schools across the country.

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This announcement also confirms a standardised payment period for the annual Minor Works and ICT grant funding for schools. 

This provides clarity and certainty for the school system and will now be incorporated into the annual grant payments calendar for schools. 

€1.2million in minor works grant funding will be provided to primary and special schools in Kildare this week for use on a devolved basis for maintenance and small-scale improvement works.

A further €1.7million in funding for ICT infrastructure will issue in January 2026 to all recognised special, primary and post-primary schools in Kildare.

Minister Heydon said: “In line with NDP Rollout and as part of delivering on Programme for Government commitments I am pleased to confirm this clarity and certainty in timing for schools on their minor works and ICT grant funding.

“Providing certainty around the timing of minor works and ICT funding for the future means that schools can plan ahead and make smart, flexible and timely improvements.

“For students and teachers this means safer facilities, better technology and learning environments that will support them in the years ahead.”

Minister Heydon concluded by saying: “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 Kildare to harness the opportunities that technology presents, and to support children and young people to become competent, critically engaged learners.”