Written answers

Wednesday, 24 February 2010

Department of Education and Science

School Accommodation

9:00 am

Photo of Michael RingMichael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 235: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will review a decision to refuse funding to a school (details supplied) in County Mayo. [9429/10]

Photo of Batt O'KeeffeBatt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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I can confirm to the Deputy that the Department grant-aids the provision of temporary accommodation in respect of schools requiring interim accommodation to cater for additional staffing allocations while awaiting the provision of permanent accommodation.

The school to which the Deputy refers applied for the replacement of existing rented prefabs with new prefabs in April 2009. Unfortunately, the school's application was not successful as it was considered that the school had sufficient accommodation to meet its needs at that time. The school appealed the decision and the original decision was upheld. As the existing prefabs are rented it is a matter, in the first instance, for the school authorities to ensure that the supplier of any of the prefabricated buildings maintain them to a standard suitable for use.

In the context of the numbers of applications for temporary accommodation received and the funding available, it is considered that the priority must be in providing additional accommodation to schools that have a deficit of accommodation.

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