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School Accommodation

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 3 July 2014

Thursday, 3 July 2014

Questions (71)

Niall Collins

Question:

71. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will respond to correspondence regarding a school (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28800/14]

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Written answers

I wish to advise the Deputy that the school in question submitted an application for additional accommodation which was mainly of an ancillary nature. My Department's over riding objective is to prioritise available funding to meet demographic demand and to provide essential classroom accommodation where additional teachers are approved. Given that there is no deficit of permanent mainstream accommodation in the school, it is not possible to provide grant aid and this decision was conveyed to the school authority recently.

My Department also advised the school that if it considered that there are works of an emergency nature requiring attention and that these works meet the criteria associated with the scheme, that it is open to the school authority to submit an application for funding under the Emergency Works Scheme. The main purpose of the Emergency Works Scheme is to ensure the availability of funding for urgent works to those schools that are most in need of resources as a result of an emergency situation.

Details of the Emergency Works Scheme, together with an application form for grant assistance, can be accessed on my Department's website at www.education.ie.

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