Paul McAuliffe
Question:320. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Education to provide an update on the new build for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31187/23]
View answerTuesday, 27 June 2023
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I can confirm to the Deputy, that my Department is not in receipt of a current application from the school in question, for the Additional School Accommodation (ASA) scheme.
The purpose of my Department’s Additional School Accommodation (or ASA) scheme is to ensure that essential mainstream classroom accommodation and accommodation for pupils with special education needs is available to cater for pupils enrolled each year, where the need cannot be met by the school’s existing accommodation.
At primary level, this situation generally arises to cater for a school’s accommodation requirements where an additional teaching post has been sanctioned by Teacher Allocation Section, or the requirement for a new class for pupils with special education needs has been identified by the NCSE, and all available alternative accommodation within the school is already being used for classroom purposes.
It is open to the school authority to make an application for additional accommodation through the 'Additional School Accommodation scheme (ASA)' which is available at www.education.ie.
My officials have been in touch with the patron of the school to advise them of the process to submit an application for the ASA scheme. This application will be assessed upon receipt and a decision will issue to the school authorities directly upon completion of the assessment process.