Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 3 November 2020
704. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Education further to correspondence from me on a matter, the steps taken to assist by way of providing emergency funding to a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32315/20]
View answerThe school referred to by the Deputy applied for funding under the Department's Emergency Works Scheme in November 2019; the categories applied for were Mechanical (Heating) and Roof Works. The Emergency Works Team was aware that the school was meant to decant to temporary accommodation in the near future and on that premise funding was refused, as it would not represent value for money.
It has recently come to the attention of the Emergency Works Team that the decanting of the school to temporary accommodation has been delayed and if the school was to appeal the initial refusal on these grounds, an appeal of that nature would be looked upon favourably.
