Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 12 June 2018
359. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills the funding supports that may be available to a secondary school in a DEIS area that wishes to convert an existing grass playing pitch to a 4G all weather playing pitch; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24788/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraI wish to advise the Deputy that my Department's focus in recent years has been on prioritising the funding available for the provision of essential classroom accommodation to meet demographic need.
As the Deputy will be aware, due to the competing demands on my Department's capital budget imposed by the need to prioritise the available funding in this manner, it is not possible at this point to provide an indicative timeframe for the provision of funding for sports facilities generally.
It is open to the school in question to explore any funding options that may be available under the Sports Capital Programme administered by the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport.
