Tony McLoughlin (Sligo-North Leitrim, Fine Gael)
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Question 230: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider an appeal under the summer works scheme 2011 in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Sligo. [15457/11]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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A list of 453 successful schools was announced on 30 March 2011. Applications from primary and post-primary schools for gas, mechanical and electrical works were prioritised for Summer Works funding this year.

The Department has sought to prioritise the funds that are available towards works that are most relevant to the health and safety of staff and students alike in our schools.

In addition successful applicants under the Jobs Initiative were announced on 10th May 2011 and are published on the Department's website, www.education.ie.

€40 million will be made available through the Jobs Initiative to fund 374 primary and post-primary school building projects. These funds will allow schools to carry out small and medium scale building works such as special needs access, toilet facilities, roof works at primary and post-primary level and window replacements at post-primary level.

Unfortunately the application from the school referred to by the Deputy was a category 7 project at primary school level and in the context of the numbers of applications for funding and the resources available it was not possible to fund any category 7 primary level projects.