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Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Tuesday, 5 Nov 2002

Vol. 556 No. 3

Written Answers. - Schools Building Projects.

Tom Hayes

Ceist:

352 Mr. Hayes asked the Minister for Education and Science if he will give a commitment to 100% funding for additional classroom facilities at a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19894/02]

My Department recently approved a building project to proceed to construction at the school referred to by the Deputy. The local contribution in this case is 10% of the capital cost for the building project subject to a maximum contribution of €31,500. This arrangement is of a general application and it is not open to my Department to depart from it in individual cases.

Enda Kenny

Ceist:

353 Mr. Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Science if his attention has been drawn to the inadequate accommodation at a school (details supplied) in County Mayo; his views on whether the school is a danger under the Health and Safety Act; if its application for new accommodation will be evaluated immediately in view of the urgency of the situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19910/02]

My Department has an extensive primary school building programme under way at present, details of which are available on the Department's website at www.education.ie.

In view of the extensive nature of the programme, my Department has no plans at present to start architectural planning for further major primary school building projects. My Department will be reviewing the position in the light of the allocation to be made for the primary building programme in the 2003 Estimates.

In the meantime, the board of management of the school referred to by the Deputy should ensure that essential health and safety issues at the school are attended to. It should therefore continue to use the devolved grant for minor works and if the cost of any works of an emergency nature exceeds the amount available under the devolved grant, it may apply to my Department's building unit for grant aid.
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