Olwyn Enright (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)
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Question 190: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will provide finance for the works to be carried out at a school (details supplied) in County Offaly while they are awaiting the building of a new school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16366/04]

Noel Dempsey (Meath, Fianna Fail)
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The school referred to by the Deputy made an application for a range of works under the summer works scheme 2004, including some of those mentioned by the Deputy.

Each application received under this scheme was categorised and assessed by reference to published criteria. In the context of available funding and the number of applications for that funding, it was only possible to consider the priority one project, as determined by each individual school.

The available funding was distributed on a top-down basis to these projects in accordance with the published categorisation hierarchy. It was only possible to fund projects in categories A, B and C this year. The highest priority works as identified by the school in question fell into category E. It will be open to the school authority to re-apply under the summer works scheme for 2005, details of which will be announced later this year.