Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 8 February 2012
75 Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding funding for major capital works in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7137/12]
Amharc ar fhreagraI can confirm that the school to which the Deputy refers applied to my Department for large scale capital funding for a school building project. In accordance with the published criteria for large scale building projects, the project for this school has been assigned a Band 2 rating.
Information in respect of the current school building programme along with all assessed applications for major capital works, including this project, is available on the Department's website at www.education.ie.
The progression of all large scale building projects, including this project, will be considered having regard to available capital funding and the need to prioritise such funding towards major projects required to meet demographic demand. In that regard, it is not possible to give an indicative timeframe for the progression of the project, referred to by the Deputy, at this time.
