Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 18 December 2014
477. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide in tabular form for each local authority area, the number of schools that applied unsuccessfully for a summer works grant in 2014. [48797/14]
View answerOver 1,600 applications were received under the 2014 Summer Works Scheme. In total, the spending of more than €70 million on the 2014 Summer Works Scheme has been approved to allow over 770 schools undertake improvement works. In that regard, I wish to advise the Deputy that provision has been made in the 2015 allocation for the carryover costs of the improvement works concerned. Commensurate with the level of funding set aside for the Scheme, applications were assessed on a top down basis in accordance with the prioritisation criteria outlined in the Circular accompanying the Scheme. Unfortunately, due to the scale of demand for funding under the Scheme, it was not possible to grant aid all applications. However, in accordance with the Scheme's Circular, these applications will be retained and will be prioritised for consideration in the future, subject to availability of funding. In respect of the further details in tabular form requested by the Deputy, I wish to advise that the information requested is not available on a local authority basis. However the information requested can be provided on a county basis and will be forwarded separately to the Deputy in the coming days.
