Noel Coonan (Tipperary North, Fine Gael)
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874. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a school amalgamation project (details supplied) in County Tipperary; if funding has been made available for the project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41367/14]

Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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A proposal to amalgamate the schools in question was first mooted by the Patron and schools some years ago. The proposal included a request for significant capital funding to facilitate the amalgamation. As it was not possible to provide this funding, the amalgamation did not proceed.

The schools have recently re-activated the amalgamation proposal and submitted a revised application to my Department. This application will now be considered and a decision will be conveyed to the schools as soon as this process has been completed.