Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 6 March 2019
109. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of applications by primary and post-primary schools in counties Tipperary, Cork, Laois and Offaly under the prefab replacement initiative that are being assessed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11198/19]
View answerI wish to inform the Deputy since the second half of 2018 when a school is being approved additional classroom(s) to meet a long-term need and that school also has prefabs (rented or purchased) these prefabs will also be replaced as part of the additional accommodation project if there is a long-term needs for the classrooms currently housed in those prefabs.
The following table outlines the number of additional accommodation application to be assessed that have indicated that they have prefabs on site in Counties Tipperary, Offaly, Cork and Laois.
|
County |
Number of applications |
|
Tipperary |
11 |
|
Offaly |
6 |
|
Cork |
38 |
|
Laois |
2 |
As soon as these application are assessed the school authorities will be informed of the outcome.
