Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 11 December 2014
176. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which her Department has received proposals from the authorities at a school (details supplied) in County Kildare regarding extra facilities required there; the degree to which such submissions have been examined to date; if a timeframe has been prepared for provision in the near future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47637/14]
View answerI can confirm that the school in question applied to my Department for major capital funding for the replacement of prefabricated accommodation with a permanent structure and for the provision of a General Purpose Room.
My Department provided a total of €479,000 to the school to replace the prefabs under the 2012 Prefab Replacement Scheme and these works are now complete. In view of the constraints imposed by the need to prioritise available funding for the provision of essential classroom accommodation, my Department is not in a position to provide funding for a General Purpose Room at this time.
