John Deasy (Waterford, Fine Gael)
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Question 126: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an application for a multipurpose room in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Waterford. [29549/11]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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The school to which the Deputy refers has applied to my Department for funding for the provision of a General Purpose Room. In accordance with the agreed criteria for the prioritisation of projects, the application was assessed and assigned a Band 3 rating.

Given the current financial constraints within which my Department is operating, the position is that priority is being given to school applications for essential mainstream classroom accommodation. In this regard, the delivery of new schools, together with extension projects to meet the demographic demand, will be the main focus for capital investment in schools in the coming years.

The current status of all projects on the school building programme may be viewed on my Department's website at www.education.ie and this will be updated regularly throughout the year.