Written answers

Tuesday, 19 January 2010

Department of Education and Science

Departmental Funding

9:00 pm

Photo of Ruairi QuinnRuairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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Question 1081: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will make additional funding available for repairs to the plumbing or heating systems in schools affected by the poor weather over the Christmas 2009 period; if he will make additional funding available for schools that had to keep their heating on over the winter break to ensure that the freezing of pipes would be avoided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1421/10]

Photo of Batt O'KeeffeBatt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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Emergency works grants are made available to those schools most in need of resources as a result of unforeseen emergencies of a capital nature that may arise during the school year.

Primary, Secondary and VEC schools which have to carry out repairs to their plumbing and heating systems due to damage caused by the recent inclement weather should in the first instance contact their insurance companies. Community and Comprehensive schools should contact the Building Unit of my Department.

There are no plans to make additional funding available to schools specifically to pay heating costs incurred during the cold weather.

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