Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 12 June 2018
342. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Education and Skills the type of intervention made to encourage the trustees of a school (details supplied) to provide access to the building's facilities for use by local community groups and organisations. [24692/18]
View answerFurther to consultation with relevant school authorities, Guidelines on the use of School Buildings outside of School Hours were published by my Department in October 2017; these can be viewed on my Department's website.
The purpose of these guidelines is to provide guidance for schools in relation to the use of school buildings outside of school hours and for those schools who are considering putting such arrangements in place.
In general, the management of school premises at local level is a matter for the relevant school authorities, and if a community group is interested in using school facilities contact should be made with the school in the first instance.
