Martin Ferris (Kerry North-West Limerick, Sinn Fein)
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Question 145: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the status of an application for emergency funding in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Kerry who needs to update their electrics. [32973/12]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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I can confirm that the school to which the Deputy refers have applied for grant aid to carry out refurbishment works to an adjacent school building which the school authority has recently acquired.

As outlined in the Five Year Plan last March and in view of the need to ensure that every child has access to a physical school place, the delivery of major school projects to meet significant demographic demands nationally will be the main focus for capital investment in schools in the coming years. The Five Year school building programme is focused on meeting those demographic needs.

I wish to advise you that my Department is considering the school's request in consultation with my Department's inspectorate. Department officials have been in contact with the Principal of the school and have conveyed this information to him.