Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 15 June 2004
261 Ms O’Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Science if he will provide funding to a school (details supplied) in Clonlara, County Clare, to address the urgent need for an extra classroom for the school in September. [17427/04]
View answerMy Department's school planning section has considered all of the applications for temporary accommodation. In the context of available funding and the number of applications received for same, it is not possible to approve all applications received. Only applications with an absolute and demonstrated need for additional accommodation were approved. The school referred to by the Deputy was not successful on this occasion.
Its accommodation needs will be considered in the context of a review that is being undertaken of all projects that did not proceed as part of the 2004 schools building programme. This will be done with a view to including it as part of a multi-annual schools building programme from 2005, details of which will be announced later in the year.
262 Ms O’Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Science if his Department’s building unit has a policy of obliging schools that have a physical education hall and need an extra classroom to cater for numbers in September to use the hall as a classroom; his views on the hall as a classroom; his views on whether children will lose the opportunity to have physical exercise at school. [17428/04]
View answerRecently the school planning section completed its assessment of applications for temporary accommodation to be provided in 2004. A list of successful applicants was published on my Department's website www.education.ie. In the context of available funding and the number of applications for same, it was not possible to approve all applications. Only applicants with an absolute and demonstrated need for additional accommodation were approved. Schools must maximise their existing accommodation until my Department can provide additional facilities.
263 Ms O’Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Science if he will provide funding for a temporary classroom for a school (details supplied) in Naas, County Kildare, to cater for the extra urgent need in September. [17429/04]
View answerMy Department's school planning section has considered all applications for temporary accommodation for 2004. A list of successful applicants was published on my Department's website www.education.ie. In the context of the available funding and the number of applications for same, it was not possible to approve all applications received. Only applicants with an absolute and demonstrated need for additional accommodation were approved. The school’s application was not successful on this occasion. It will be required to maximise existing accommodation until my Department can provide extra accommodation.
