Sean Fleming
Question:243. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a school building project will be approved (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30455/16]
View answerTuesday, 18 October 2016
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I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department approved grant for the construction of a mainstream classroom at the school in question to accommodate a new teacher appointment in September 2016. The school applied for two mainstream classrooms, one to accommodate the new teacher appointment and the other to replace a prefab that is currently being used for mainstream teaching purposes.
The prefab was purchased by the school in 2012 with a grant of €100k provided by my Department. At that time, the school was given the option to build a permanent classroom or purchase a prefab and opted to purchase the prefab. As the prefab is less than 4 years old, my Department cannot justify replacing it. When the new classroom is constructed, the school will have sufficient accommodation for its mainstream classroom needs.