Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 14 January 2015
775. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an application for capital funding for a sports hall by a post-primary school (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49757/14]
View answerI can confirm that my Department is in receipt of a Major Capital Application for the provision of a PE hall for the school in question.
As the Deputy will be aware, due to the competing demands on my Department's capital budget imposed by the need to prioritise the funding available for the provision of essential school classroom accommodation, it is not possible at this point to provide an indicative timeframe for the provision of funding for the sports facilities in question.
I wish to advise the Deputy however that my Department devolved very significant funding to the school concerned in 2011 for the provision of four additional general classrooms to meet the school's immediate accommodation needs.
