Beverley Flynn (Mayo, Independent)
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Question 581: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the grant applications that were made in 2006 and 2007 on behalf of a school (details supplied) in County Mayo; and the work that was sought in the applications. [11660/07]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The school to which the Deputy refers made applications under both the Summer Works Scheme and the Small Schools Scheme 2007. The application under Summer Works Scheme was for provision of fencing. On the 8 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 application under the Small Schools Scheme was for extension and refurbishment of the school building. On 5 March 2007, I announced details of the schools to receive funding under this Scheme. Due to the volume of applications received in the Department it was not possible to allocate funding to all proposed projects and the school referred to by the Deputy was not successful in this instance. It is open to the school authority to apply for funding under the 2008 schemes, details of which will be announced later this year.