John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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Question 318: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a school (details supplied) in Dublin 4 applied in 2003 and 2004 for a grant for temporary accommodation due to an increase in staffing and was refused; if her attention has been drawn to the cramped conditions that staff have to work under in the school and to the fact that the school was forced to invest in temporary accommodation through funds raised by the parents; the way in which her Department will assist this school in funding the temporary accommodation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29683/05]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The school to which the Deputy refers applied for temporary accommodation in 2003 and 2004. While it was not successful at the time, the Department of Education and Science is making significant funding available under the 2006 summer works scheme for small improvement projects. The closing date for the receipt of applications under the 2006 scheme for the provision of additional classroom accommodation was 14 October last. It was open to the school authority to apply again under the scheme in respect of its additional accommodation requirements. Applications under the scheme are being logged by the Department's school planning section. Any application made by the school in question will be given every consideration during the assessment process.