Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 29 January 2013
306. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Skills the furnishings and equipment provided in or funded by his Department for the special needs units in each of the second bundle of public private partnership schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3830/13]
View answerFive of the schools built through Bundle 2 of the Public Private Partnership process were provided with Special Needs Units. One of those schools was equipped with furniture, fittings and equipment having regard to the specific needs of that school. The net cost of providing this equipment was €173,636.70 plus additional ancillary costs of €34,217.32 (exc. VAT). A second school has recently been allocated funding of €6,500 for one special class plus €7,000 for further equipment purchase. In this respect, I would refer the Deputy to my previous answer to PQ 1740/13 answered on 16th January, 2013 in which I also provided details as to how the scheme in question is applied.
