Áine Collins
Ceist:250 Deputy Áine Collins asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding grant applications in respect of schools (details supplied) in County Cork. [29567/12]
Amharc ar fhreagraTuesday, 19 June 2012
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Freagraí scríofa
The schools, referred to by the Deputy, have applied to my Department for large scale capital funding. In view of the need to ensure that every child has access to a school place, the delivery of major school projects to meet future demographic demands nationally will be the main focus for capital investment in schools in the coming years. The five year programme announced on 12 March last is focused on meeting those demographic needs. In the context, therefore, of the financial constraints imposed by the need to prioritise available funding for the provision of essential school accommodation to meet this demographic demand, it is not possible to indicate at this point when building projects for the schools in question can be provided.