John McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)
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Question 312: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if an application under the emergency works scheme made by a school (details supplied) in County Carlow will be expedited and approved. [36028/09]

Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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While my Department has no record of an application for emergency funding from the school to which the Deputy refers, the school made an application for funding to my Department under its temporary accommodation scheme. I am pleased to inform the Deputy that funding has been approved for the school under this scheme to either purchase or build two 80 sq. m. classrooms. This will allow the school to replace existing prefabs and to re-configure the use of its existing mainstream accommodation. The school will receive a formal letter of approval shortly. The school can apply for summer works scheme funding to carry out improvement works to its permanent structure when the scheme for 2010 is announced later this year.