Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 7 July 2004
195 Ms Enright asked the Minister for Education and Science the reason an application to convert rooms in a school (details supplied) to make them suitable for children attending the school with special needs has not been approved; when it is expected that it will be approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20639/04]
View answerThe management authority of the school to which the Deputy refers prioritised a folding partition in the GP room to make room for resource teaching and secretarial work in its application for capital funding under the summer works scheme. The application was not approved because the works are deemed to be within category D, curricular requirements. It was only possible to fund projects in categories A, B and C this year. It is open to the school's management authority to re-apply for the key priority works required at the school as part of the 2005 summer works scheme, details of which will be announced later this year.
196 Ms Enright asked the Minister for Education and Science when an application will be approved for an extension to a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20640/04]
View answerWhen publishing the 2004 school building programme, I outlined that my strategy going forward will be grounded in capital investment based on multi-annual allocations. My officials are reviewing all projects which were not authorised to proceed to construction as part of the 2004 schools building programme with a view to including them as part of a multi-annual school building programme from 2005 onwards and I expect to be in a position to make further announcements on this matter in the course of the year.
