Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 16 October 2014
204. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an application by a school (details supplied) in County Galway for a replacement school building; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39693/14]
View answerI can confirm to the Deputy that the schools in question submitted major capital applications for extension/refurbishment to my Department. My Department has been liaising with the school authorities regarding the schools long term projected enrolments (LTPE) and a revised LTPE for each school has recently been agreed. The Schedules of Accommodation have also recently been finalised. This will shortly be followed up with a site visit to the schools in question. Once the site visit has been completed the projects concerned will be considered for progression into the architectural planning process. As the Deputy will understand, due to the competing demands on my Department's capital budget imposed by the need to prioritise the limited funding available for the provision of essential additional school accommodation to meet increasing demographic requirements, it is not possible at this point to provide an indicative timeframe for the provision of an extension to the schools in question.
