Michael Fitzmaurice (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Independent)
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122. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will be making provision for a summer works grant scheme for primary schools in the 2015-16 school year, sufficient to clear the backlog from 2014 as well as meeting the demands from additional national schools which will need works carried out in 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25768/15]

Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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The Deputy will be aware of the announcement in March 2014 of almost €72 million for school improvements under the first round of the Summer Works Scheme for 2014. Earlier this year, I announced a further €36 million investment in the final part of the Scheme, representing a total allocation of almost €108 million in the 2014/15 period. This completed the programme for all applicant categories and there is therefore no backlog remaining. Details of the approved schools may be viewed on the Department's website.

The matter of a future Summer Works Scheme will be conditional on further funding being made available in the context of the next Budget. The Deputy will appreciate that I cannot at this stage anticipate any specific decisions the Government may take in this regard.