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Tuesday, 22 October 2013

Department of Education and Skills

Schools Building Projects Status

Photo of Michael LowryMichael Lowry (Tipperary North, Independent)
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178. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to an overcrowding issue in a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary; the steps being taken by his Department to tackle this issue; if he will provide an update on the status of an application for funding for a new building submitted by this school; if he will provide assurance that funding will be provided to assist this school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44219/13]

Photo of Ruairi QuinnRuairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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The major building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is at an advanced stage of architectural planning, Stage 2b - Detailed Design. This stage includes the applications for Planning Permission, Fire Safety Certificate, Disability Access Certificate and the preparation of tender documents. Due to competing demands on the Department's capital budget imposed by the need to prioritise the limited funding available for the provision of additional school accommodation to meet increasing demographic requirements it was not possible to include this project in the 5 year construction programme announced in March 2012.

School building projects, including the project referred to by the Deputy, which were previously initiated but not included in the current five year construction programme will continue to be progressed to final planning stages in anticipation of the possibility of further funds being available to the Department in the future.

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