Terence Flanagan (Dublin North East, Fine Gael)
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Question 280: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will make funds available for refurbishment works at a school (detail supplied) in Dublin 20; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20442/09]

Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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The school to which the Deputy refers made application under the Summer Works Scheme for an electrical upgrade. I am pleased to confirm that the school concerned were successful in their application for funding and have been notified accordingly.

The purpose of the Summer Works Scheme is to devolve funding to individual school authorities to undertake small scale building works which, ideally, can be carried out during the summer months or at other times that avoid disrupting the operation of the school. Under the terms of the Scheme, school authorities are empowered to manage these works with guidance from and minimal interaction with the Department.