My Department has received an application for grant aid towards the cost of improved accommodation at Scoil Íde, Curranes national school, Castleisland, County Kerry. Decisions relating to the rate of progress to construction of individual projects, including the proposed project for Curranes national school, will be taken, as in previous years, in the light of the allocations to be made for school building purposes and when all budget decisions have been taken by the Government. Health and safety issues, such as the condition of drinking water, are the responsibility of the school authorities in the first instance. All primary schools receive an annual capital grant which may be used entirely at the discretion of the school authorities to address matters of this nature.