Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 443: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the applications for funding on file for a school (details supplied) in County Mayo; when funding will be provided for the school; the stage their application is at; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13691/07]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The school referred to by the Deputy originally applied for an extension and refurbishment to provide improved ancillary accommodation. The school submitted an application under the Small Schools Scheme 2007 for additional accommodation. 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 scheme, details of which will be announced later this year. The Department received an appeal from the school on the 4 April 2007 in relation to the initial decision which will be considered further.