Seán Crowe (Dublin South West, Sinn Fein)
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Question 58: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will confirm that there was no official correspondence from his Department aside from the note on the online claim system on 20 June 2011 advising schools not to enter into any capital works based on the minor works grant for the 2011/12 school year and outlining that a decision on it would be circulated to schools in September 2011; and if this scheme has been withdrawn. [28982/11]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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Correspondence issued to the management bodies in the primary sector (Catholic Primary School Managers Association, Church of Ireland Board of Education, Educate Together and Foras Pátrúnachta na Scoileanna Lán-Gaeilge Teo) on the 20 June 2011 regarding the Minor Works Grant 2011/2012 in addition to the notice on the On Line Claim System. The notice on the On Line Claim System reads:

Primary schools are advised not to enter into any capital commitment this year in anticipation of a Minor Works Grant 2011/2012. In the context of the capital resources available to the Department and the prioritisation of these, a decision on the issue of the availability and level of a Minor Works Grant for the school year 2011/12 will be made in the autumn and schools will be informed.

The position as outlined in the notice remains.