Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick East, Labour)
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Question 234: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when a decision will be made on an appeal for funding under the summer works scheme to provide an outdoor play area for a school (details supplied) in County Limerick which has less than two square feet of play space per child; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10983/07]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The school to which the Deputy refers made an application under the Summer Works Scheme 2007 for provision of a hard court play area. On the 8th January last, I announced details of the schools to receive funding to improve facilities under the Summer Works Scheme 2007. Under the published prioritisation criteria governing the Scheme, external environment projects fall into category ten. However, due to the volume of applications received it was not possible to allocate funding to all proposed projects. The Department has received an appeal on this decision from school authorities which will be considered further.