Brian O'Shea (Waterford, Labour)
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Question 599: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the assistance her Department can give an organisation (details supplied) in County Waterford in regard to funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6754/08]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The Department of Education and Science is committed to funding the provision of PE, general purpose and outdoor play areas in schools as part of the schools capital investment programme. Applications for the provision of PE or sports facilities in existing schools are considered in the context of all other applications on hand for capital investment e.g. applications for new schools; refurbishment projects; extensions; new sites; remediation programmes and so on. The provision of sports facilities will be done in the context of available resources and the published criteria for prioritising school building projects.