Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 19 February 2015
182. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if funding for additional accommodation will be provided to a school, further to a recent sanction of accommodation (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7519/15]
View answerThe school referred to by the Deputy has submitted an application for major capital funding that includes for the upgrading of existing classrooms and ancillary accommodation.
As the Deputy will appreciate, 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 to provide an indicative timeframe for the progression of a major project for the school in question at this time.
However to meet the school's immediate needs, my Department recently approved devolved funding to this school for the provision of a resource room.
