Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 November 2015
475. Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review the decision not to provide an emergency works grant to a school (details supplied) in County Cork, given the urgent requirement for repair and the significant concern of staff and pupils; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41407/15]
View answer502. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills to set out the funding streams which a school (details supplied) in County Cork may apply to for financial assistance to rectify the problem of dry rot at the school; and how the school should address this matter. [41584/15]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 475 and 502 together.
The scope of works required at the school to which the Deputy refers is outside the terms of my Department's Emergency Works Grant Scheme.
The school has been advised that it should apply for funding under the Summer Works Scheme. The Summer Works Scheme for 2016 is now open for applications on the Esinet portal with full details of the Scheme itself on my Department's website www.Education.ie.
In addition to this, the minor works grant will be paid shortly to the school and it can use this to address some of the priority works at the school.
