Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 7 November 2017
393. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Education and Skills if funding will be provided to a school (details supplied) which is a six-teacher school and currently has no staff room or physical education or assembly hall; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46572/17]
View answerI wish to advise the Deputy that my Department is not in receipt of an application from the school referred to for the provision of additional accommodation.
As the Deputy will appreciate, due to the competing demands on my Department's capital budget, the main focus at this time is on the need to prioritise available funding towards the provision of essential school classroom accommodation to meet demographic requirements.
It is open to the school to submit an application to my Department if they have identified a deficit of mainstream accommodation; application forms can be accessed on my Department's website www.education.ie. The application will be considered in the above context.
