I propose to take Questions Nos. 529 and 555 together. As the Deputies may be aware, applications have been made by the school, in question, for funding for playground works under both the 2014 Summer Works scheme and also under the Emergency Works Scheme. The works referred to by the Deputy are appropriate to the Summer Works Scheme, the purpose of which is to devolve funding to individual school authorities to facilitate schools carrying out small and medium scale building works that will improve and upgrade existing school facilities.
As the Deputies will also be aware, spending of more than €70 million was approved for the 2014 Summer Works Scheme to allow over 770 schools undertake improvement works. This allowed for the funding of applications received under categories 1-6. Schools which had applied under categories 7-10, including the school referred to by the Deputies, were advised that their applications would be retained for prioritisation if funding for further summer works projects could be secured for 2015.
I am currently considering the feasibility of making further funding available to facilitate consideration of those applications which were received under categories 7-10 under the 2014 Summer Works Scheme.