Paul Connaughton Snr (Galway East, Fine Gael)
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Question 744: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position of an application for funding under the dormant accounts fund by a school (details supplied) in County Galway for a school library; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9812/07]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The closing date for receipt of applications under the Dormant Accounts/RAPID Leverage Fund Small Scale Capital Grants Scheme was 1 March 2007. The Midland Regional Office of my Department received over 1,000 applications for the scheme including applications from both of the schools referred to by the Deputies.

These applications are currently being logged and acknowledged. Once this process is complete my officials will start the process of assessing and ranking the applications. In keeping with the requirements of the Dormant Accounts Fund legislation the assessed applications will be considered by the Interdepartmental Committee on Educational Disadvantage, who will make recommendations to the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs.

Minister Ó Cuív will then submit the list of recommendations to the Government for approval. Funding for approved projects will be channelled through my Department's Vote.

I cannot give an exact date of when the list of successful applicants will be announced, however, I hope to be able to make this announcement before the schools break for the summer holidays.