Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 22 September 2015
1353. Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will examine a matter (details supplied) regarding building works required at a school in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32269/15]
View answerI wish to advise the Deputy that the works to which he refers would fall to be considered for funding under my Department's Summer Works Scheme (SWS). The purpose of the Scheme is to devolve funding to individual school authorities to facilitate schools carrying out small and medium scale improvement works that will upgrade existing school facilities. It is open to the school to apply for funding for these works under any future SWS that is announced by my Department. The matter of a future SWS will be conditional on funding being made available to my Department in the context of the next Budget.
I also wish to advise the Deputy that the school received a total of €30,446 under the Minor Works grant scheme between 2010 and the 2014/15 school year. This grant allows schools to carry out improvement works to school buildings and grounds without recourse to the Department. It is open to the school in question to prioritise the works it wishes to undertake within the terms of this Scheme. This could include elements of the works to which the Deputy refers.
