Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 17 December 2014
216. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide, in tabular form, the total number of applications for the 2014 summer works scheme; the number of these which were funded by county; the number of which were not funded by county; the amount of funding sought by each unfunded school; and the nature of the works funding was sought for. [48631/14]
Amharc ar fhreagraOver 1,600 applications were received under the 2014 Summer Works Scheme. In total, the spending of more than €70 million on the 2014 Summer Works Scheme has been approved to allow over 770 schools undertake improvement works. In that regard, I wish to advise the Deputy that provision has been made in the 2015 allocation for the carryover costs of the improvement works concerned.
Commensurate with the level of funding set aside for the Scheme, applications were assessed on a top down basis in accordance with the prioritisation criteria outlined in the Circular accompanying the Scheme. Unfortunately, due to the scale of demand for funding under the Scheme, it was not possible to grant aid all applications. However, in accordance with the Scheme's Circular, these applications will be retained and will be prioritised for consideration in the future, subject to availability of funding.
In respect of the further details in tabular form requested by the Deputy, I wish to advise that this will be forwarded separately to the Deputy in the coming days.
