Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 16 June 2004
134 Ms O’Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Science if a school (details supplied) in County Limerick will be given an extra classroom for September 2004 rather than its having to use the general purpose room and deprive all the children in the school of physical education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17970/04]
View answerAll applications for temporary accommodation have been considered by the school planning section of my Department. In the context of available funding and the number of applications received 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.
The application from the school referred to by the Deputy was not successful on this occasion. The school's need for accommodation will be considered in the context of a review which is being undertaken of all projects that did not proceed as part of the 2004 school building programme with a view to including it as part of a multi-annual school building programme from 2005, details of which will be announced later in the year.
