Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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59. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the summer works scheme application for a school (details supplied) in County Mayo; the criteria used to evaluate applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14289/14]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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The Deputy will be aware that on 20th March last I announced that 386 schools have been approved funding under the Summer Works scheme to undertake school improvements. This first round of funding will allow schools to carry out small and medium scale building works across three categories of projects - Gas, Electrical & Mechanical.

In the case of the school, referred to by the Deputy, my Department is liaising with the school regarding the summer works project sought in the context of the major capital project earmarked for the school.

Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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60. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the summer works scheme application for a school (details supplied) in County Mayo; the criteria used to evaluate applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14290/14]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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The Deputy will be aware that on 20th March last I announced that 386 schools have been approved funding under the Summer Works scheme to undertake school improvements. This first round of funding will allow schools to carry out small and medium scale building works across three categories of projects - Gas, Electrical & Mechanical.

A second round of the scheme is expected to be announced in coming weeks. This round will cover other types of improvement works, with applications including that from the school in question, still to be assessed within available funding on a top down basis in accordance with the prioritisation criteria outlined in the governing Circular Letter for the Scheme. This Circular Letter (59/2013) is available on my Department's website www.education.ie.

Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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61. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the summer works scheme application for a secondary school (details supplied) in County Mayo; if he will outline the criteria used to evaluate applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14291/14]

Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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62. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to set out the position regarding the summer works scheme application in respect of a school in (details supplied) in County Mayo; the criteria used to evaluate applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14301/14]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 61 and 62 together.

The Deputy will be aware that, on 20th March last, I announced that 386 schools have been approved funding under the Summer Works scheme to undertake school improvements. This first round of funding will allow schools to carry out small and medium scale building works across three categories of projects - Gas, Electrical & Mechanical.

A second round of the scheme is expected to be announced in coming weeks. This round will cover other types of improvement works, with applications including those from the schools referred to by the Deputy still to be assessed in accordance with the prioritisation criteria outlined in the governing Circular Letter for the Scheme. This Circular Letter (59/2013) is available on my Department's website www.education.ie.

Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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63. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to detail the expected date for the publication of successful applications for round 2 of the summer works scheme 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14302/14]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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The Deputy will be aware that on 20th March last I announced that 386 schools have been approved funding under the Summer Works scheme to undertake school improvements. This first round of funding will allow schools to carry out small and medium scale building works across three categories of projects - Gas, Electrical & Mechanical.

The assessment of applications under further categories (Categories 5 to 10) on a top down basis in accordance with the prioritisation criteria outlined in the governing Circular Letter for the Scheme is continuing. It is my intention to publish a list of successful applicants under a second round of the Scheme in the coming weeks.