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School Accommodation

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 7 July 2020

Tuesday, 7 July 2020

Questions (458)

Róisín Shortall

Question:

458. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 230 of 23 June 2020, the basis for withdrawing approval of two temporary accommodation units in response to a school losing one teaching post at a school (details supplied); and if this decision will be reviewed. [14419/20]

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I can confirm to the Deputy, that my Department received an application, from the school in question, for capital funding and was given approval in principle to submit costs for interim accommodation.

Upon assessment by my officials, it was found that the school will have sufficient permanent accommodation on site to cater for their enrolments and the approval in principle for interim accommodation was withdrawn as the school is losing a teaching post with effect from September 2020. This decision was conveyed to the school authority.

I wish to advise that my Department's Capital Programme provides for devolved funding for additional classrooms, if required, for schools where an immediate enrolment need has been identified or where an additional teacher has been appointed. In this regard, it is open to the school in question to apply for funding under my Department's Additional School Accommodation Scheme, if their enrolments increase and they are unable to manage within their existing accommodation in the future.

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