I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department approved funding for the school referred to, in May 2014, to provide substantial additional accommodation consisting of specialist rooms, learning support facilities and larger staffroom facilities. In February 2015, additional funding was approved to address significant abnormal works associated with the approved building project. Furthermore, in December 2016 my Department approved further funding to carry out remedial works to the school’s heating system.
Subsequently, my Department clarified to the school authorities that it was not in a position at this time to fund further additional capital works due to competing pressures on available capital funding. My Department will continue to liaise with the school in relation to this matter.
In the interim, it is open to the school to consider if any of the works qualify for funding under my Department’s Emergency Works Grant Scheme. Full details, together with application form may be accessed on my Department’s website, www.education.ie.