School Accommodation.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 25 October 2006

Wednesday, 25 October 2006

Questions (194)

Ned O'Keeffe

Question:

255 Mr. N. O’Keeffe asked the Minister for Education and Science her views on providing funding to provide an additional permanent classroom instead of the prefab approved in respect of a gaelscoil (details supplied) in County Cork. [34680/06]

Written answers

Minister for Education and Science (Ms Hanafin)

The management authority of the school referred to by the Deputy submitted an application for an additional mainstream classroom and a resource room under Additional Classroom Accommodation Scheme 2006. In that application, the Board of Management indicated that their preference was for either the relocation of existing prefabricated accommodation or the rental of temporary school accommodation. Accordingly, the school was given approval to rent a prefabricated classroom to address their accommodation needs for 2006/7 school year.