Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 17 January 2024
519. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education if she will ask her Department's rental section to cover the cost of rent for a school (details supplied) until such time as their new school build is completed and to take financial pressure of the school who are forced to use very limited resources for rent in order to provide additional much needed school space; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56948/23]
View answerMy Department has been in contact with the school referred to by the Deputy.
I can confirm that the Department is awaiting an application under the Additional School Accommodation scheme from the school. The purpose of the Additional School Accommodation scheme is to ensure that essential mainstream and special education classroom accommodation is available to cater for pupils enrolled each year and where the need cannot be met by the school’s existing accommodation or by other schools in the area.
Once the application has been assessed, officials from my Department will be in contact with the school authority to notify them of a decision.
There is also a Major Project for the school referred to by the Deputy which forms part of a Shared Education Campus and my Department is awaiting the Stage 2B report in this regard.
