Clare Daly (Dublin North, Socialist Party)
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To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will address the issue of the unsafe and substandard prefab accommodation in a school (details supplied) in County Dublin in view of the further deterioration and leaking as reported to his Department in October, by sanctioning a permanent extension to the school as part of the building programme or a devolved grant, as the only viable and cost effective solution to these ongoing problems. [48228/12]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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I can confirm that the school referred to by the Deputy has an application with the Department for a major school project involving school refurbishment and the replacement of temporary accommodation. Information in respect of the current school building programme along with all assessed applications for major capital works, including this project, is available on the Department's website at www.education.ie.

The temporary accommodation, referred to by the Deputy, was considered to be in good condition and well maintained when acquired by my Department in December 2010. In the period since the purchase, my Department has been advised by the school of issues with the accommodation, which my Department have addressed. The Department will continue to liaise with the school with regard to any issues identified and seek appropriate remedial action where necessary. The Deputy will appreciate, that in view of the financial constraints imposed by the need, as outlined in the Five Year Plan, to prioritise available funding for the provision of essential school accommodation to meet demographic demand, it is not possible to indicate at this point when a further project for the school in question will be progressed.

Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position of a secondary school (details supplied) in County Mayo on his Departments school building list; if he will outline the next steps for the school in view of the fact that the schools whole school evaluation has highlighted a number of school building concerns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48230/12]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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The proposed building project referred to by the Deputy is currently at an advanced stage of architectural planning. Due to competing demands on my Department's capital budget, imposed by the need to prioritise the limited funding available for the provision of additional school accommodation to meet those increasing demographic requirements, it was not possible to include this project in the five year construction programme announced earlier this year.