Brendan Griffin
Ceist:284. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding a school in County Kerry. [9591/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraTuesday, 28 February 2017
Ceisteanna (284)
Freagraí scríofa
My Department fully funded the provision of a new 12 classroom building for the school to which the Deputy refers. In this regard it paid the Design Team fees, construction costs and all other ancillary costs.
The costs incurred by the school do not relate to the project actually delivered and they were incurred by the school without approval from the Department. Accordingly, the Department will not be meeting them.
The school has been informed that to qualify for Exchequer funding, it is a fundamental principle to have prior approval from the Department. Schools that incur costs without such approval must meet those costs themselves.