James Bannon (Longford-Westmeath, Fine Gael)
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Question 438: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason a school (details supplied) in County Westmeath which is accommodated in an old building not able to sustain current needs, has not received funding for an urgently needed extra classroom and toilets despite application under a number of schemes and being promised the necessary €480,000; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21807/07]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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An application was submitted by the school referred to by the Deputy under the Permanent Accommodation Scheme 2007. On Monday, 5 March 2007, I announced details of the schools to receive funding under the Permanent Accommodation Scheme 2007. However, this application was not successful.

In the context of the available funding for temporary accommodation and the number of applications for that funding, it was not possible to approve all applications received and only those with an absolute and demonstrated need for additional accommodation were approved. All schools are required, as an interim measure, to maximize the use of existing accommodation until my Department is in a position to make extra accommodation available.