Written answers
Wednesday, 16 January 2013
Department of Education and Skills
School Funding
Tom Fleming (Kerry South, Independent)
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To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will intervene in a health and safety issue at a school (details supplied) in County Kerry in view of the fact that the board of management have alerted and provided a full engineering report on the extreme necessity to carry out the electrical replacement and also the critical ESB recommendation and in the interest of general safety and compliance with electrical standards; if he will act immediately; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58073/12]
Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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The management authorities of the school referred to by the Deputy submitted an application recently for funding under my Department's Emergency Works Scheme to carry out various improvement works at their school.
As the scope of works for which funding is sought is outside the terms of the scheme they cannot be considered for funding. The management authority of the school has been informed of this decision.
The school has been advised to submit a scaled down application to address the immediate health & safety issues and as soon as this application is received it will be assessed and the school authorities notified of the outcome.
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