Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 23 April 2024
311. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Education if her Department has received an application for additional accommodation for a primary school in County Leitrim (details supplied); when the board of management will receive confirmation of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17875/24]
Amharc ar fhreagraI can confirm to the Deputy, that my Department has received an application for capital funding under the Additional School Accommodation (ASA) scheme, from the school authority in question.
The purpose of my Department’s Additional School Accommodation (or ASA) scheme is to ensure that essential mainstream classroom accommodation and accommodation for pupils with special education needs is available to cater for pupils enrolled each year, where the need cannot be met by the school’s existing accommodation.
At primary level, this situation generally arises to cater for a school’s accommodation requirements where an additional teaching post has been sanctioned by Teacher Allocation Section, or the requirement for a new class for pupils with special education needs has been identified by the NCSE, and all available alternative accommodation within the school is already being used for classroom purposes.
My official have been in contact with the school authority regarding the application which is currently being assessed. Once the assessment process is complete, the school authority will be contacted directly with a decision.
