Timmy Dooley (Clare, Fianna Fail)
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Question 176: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an application for emergency works at a school (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36086/11]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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I assume the Deputy is referring to the application by the school in question for funding to provide roof insulation. My Department introduced an energy efficiency scheme in 2009 to improve roof and cavity wall insulation levels in school buildings across the country. The scheme which was implemented with the help of Sustainable Energy Ireland, allowed schools to apply for funding on a once-off basis to upgrade the fabric insulation in attics and the external cavity walls of their buildings. The closing date for receipt of application under this scheme was November 2009.

I announced on 10 November 2011 that my Department will be issuing the minor works grant for 2011/12 to primary schools shortly and it is open to the school in question to prioritise the use of these funds to address such issues as referred to by the Deputy.