Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 11 May 2004
184 Mr. Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Science if his attention has been drawn to the very poor conditions in Scoil Chaitríona, Artane, Dublin 5, in which the current second class is in prefab and chalet buildings which are in very poor repair and with very little heating; and if his attention has further been drawn to proposals to have funding for new classrooms allocated to the school. [13283/04]
View answerThe authorities of Scoil Chaitríona made an application to my Department for the replacement of existing prefabricated classrooms. All applications for temporary accommodation have now been considered by my Department and a list of successful applicants is published on my Department's website at www.education.ie. In the context of the available funding and the number of applications for that funding, it was not possible to approve all applications received and only those with an absolute and demonstrated need for additional accommodation were approved. Scoil Chaitríona’s application was not successful. The need for replacement accommodation at the school will be considered in the context of a review all projects that did not proceed as part of the 2004 school building programme with a view to including them as part of a multi-annual school building programme from 2005 onwards. I expect to be in a position to make a further announcement in this matter later this year.
