Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 29 September 2004
427 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for Education and Science if and when funding will be offered to a school (details supplied) in County Kildare to enable it to purchase portakabins to relocate students being accommodated in the physical education hall to said portakabins and reconvert this area back to the school’s physical education hall; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21805/04]
Amharc ar fhreagraAll applications for temporary accommodation in 2004 have been considered by the school planning section of my Department. In the context of the available funding and the number of applications for that funding, it was not possible to approve all applications received and only those with an absolute and demonstrated need for additional accommodation were approved. The need for additional accommodation at the school referred to by the Deputy is, however, being considered in the context of a review which is being undertaken of all projects that did not proceed as part of the 2004 school building programme, with a view to including them as part of a multi-annual school building programme from 2005. I expect to provide details of this multi-annual programme before the end of the year.
