Michael McCarthy (Cork South West, Labour)
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Question 268: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a decision will issue on the next stage of the prefab replacement programme regarding schools that were originally approved under the scheme and subsequently applied to have further facilities included in it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24879/12]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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As the Deputy is aware I recently allocated €35 million to allow almost 200 schools with rented prefab accommodation an opportunity to replace their rented prefabs with permanent accommodation.

I am pleased to inform the Deputy that 140 schools have now been approved and full details of these schools are available on my Department's website. Assessment of the remaining applications is ongoing and schools concerned will be informed of the outcome as soon as possible.