Eric Byrne (Dublin South Central, Labour)
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Question 35: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a works grant will be awarded to a school (details supplied) in Dublin 10. [14368/11]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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I can confirm that the school referred to by the Deputy submitted an application for funding under the 2011 Summer Works Scheme. This application was also further considered for purposes of the Government's Jobs Initiative.

Unfortunately, due to the scale of demand for funding under both the Scheme and the Initiative, it was not possible to grant aid all applications. On the basis of the scheme's prioritisation criteria, the school referred to by the Deputy was not included in the list of 453 schools that were successful under the summer works scheme and in the further list of 374 schools that were successful under the Jobs Initiative. A letter to this effect has issued to the school.

The school authority in question has since submitted an application for funding for additional accommodation. The application will be assessed and a decision will be conveyed to the school authority as soon as the assessment process has been completed.