Cathal Crowe
Ceist:104. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education if her Department has received an application for additional school accommodation from a school (details supplied). [23364/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraThursday, 12 May 2022
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Freagraí scríofa
I can confirm that my Department is in receipt of an application for funding under the Additional Schools Accommodation (ASA) scheme from the school in question.
The purpose of the ASA scheme is to ensure that essential mainstream classroom and Special Education Needs (SEN) accommodation is available to cater for pupils enrolled each year, where the need cannot be met by the school’s existing accommodation. The main focus of resources over the last decade and for the coming period is on provision of additional capacity to cater for increasing demographics. The latter part of the National Development Plan will see an increasing focus on the upgrade and refurbishment of the existing school stock.
Officials from my Department have recently corresponded with the school authority and on receipt of their response, the application will be progressed and a decision will issue to the school authority directly.