Dáil Éireann Debate, Monday - 11 September 2017
430. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will ensure building works can be completed at a school in County Cork (details supplied); if he will provide the necessary additional funding to enable the school to build the carpark it requires; and if his attention has been drawn to the fact that funding for this cannot be obtained from already allocated grant aid in view of the fact it has already been accounted for. [38537/17]
View answerThe proposal from the school to which the Deputy refers for an extension project have been examined in my Department. The part of the proposal relating to a new car parking facility is not acceptable to my Department as this involves works extraneous to the school site which are appropriate to the local authority. The works in question include putting traffic calming measures in place in a housing area through which it is proposed that all school traffic would flow and building a new road.
My Department is of the view that the school has not examined all on-site design solutions to deliver its extension project and car parking requirements. In the circumstances, my Department has requested the school to examine and provide details of three named options in this regard for consideration by the Department.
When this information has been received, the matter can be considered further.
