School Accommodation.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 13 October 2004

Wednesday, 13 October 2004

Ceisteanna (126)

Paul Connaughton

Ceist:

127 Mr. Connaughton asked the Minister for Education and Science if, as a matter of urgency, an application by a school (details supplied) in County Galway for grant aid to build two extra classrooms and a learning support and general practitioner room will be approved; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the number of pupils attending the school is increasing quite dramatically and that an additional teacher will be employed in 2005; if her attention has been further drawn to the gross overcrowding at the school, that there are already two prefab classrooms and that an additional prefab would not be practicable or desirable; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24758/04]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Education and Science (Ms Hanafin)

An application for grant aid towards additional accommodation has been received from the management authority of the school to which the Deputy refers. My officials are nearing completion of a review of all projects which did not proceed to construction as part of the 2004 school building programme with a view to including them as part of a multi-annual programme from 2005. The needs of the school referred to are being considered as part of this review.

I expect to provide details of this multi-annual programme before the end of the current year.