Seán Sherlock (Cork East, Labour)
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Question 210: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the way a school (details supplied) in County Cork can apply for a devolved grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36333/08]

Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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An application for temporary accommodation from the school to which the Deputy refers has been considered in my Department. In the context of available funding and the number of applications received for that funding it was not possible to approve all applications and only those with an absolute and demonstrated need for additional accommodation were approved.

The application from the school to which the Deputy refers was not successful on this occasion because it has accommodation that can be used on an interim basis. It is open to the school authority to apply for funding again next year under this Scheme.