Brendan Griffin
Ceist:255. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26776/16]
Amharc ar fhreagraTuesday, 27 September 2016
Ceisteanna (255)
Freagraí scríofa
I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department is in receipt of a Category 5 application for improvement works under the Summer Works Scheme (SWS) (2016 - 2017) from the school to which he refers.
Valid SWS (2016 - 2017) applications from schools in respect of Categories 3 to 10 that were not reached under round one approvals announced on 28 April last, will, subject to the overall availability of funding, qualify to be assessed under future rounds of the Scheme. If this arises, the terms and conditions of the scheme as outlined in Circular Letter (0055/2015), which may be assessed on my Department's website, will continue to apply when allocating funding to such projects. The application from the school in question is available to be considered in this context.
In the meantime, the school may use its minor works grant to carry out the works in full or on a phased basis as that grant permits if the school considers them to be a priority.