Jim Daly (Cork South West, Fine Gael)
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1304. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of the requirement of any organisation wishing to provide additional services or classes within a primary school to obtain a licence from the school patron; the cost of securing this licence; to whom the licence fee is paid; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31587/15]

Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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In 2005, my Department issued a circular to Trustees, Boards of Management and Principals of Primary and Voluntary Secondary Schools (Circular Letter Prim 16/05) to encourage Trustees and Boards of Management to make their facilities available where possible for community, education and recreation purposes. This circular specifies, inter alia, that where facilities are made available a licence agreement should be put in place.

In general, school authorities have a considerable degree of autonomy in relation to how their premises are managed and utilised at local level and in that regard licence arrangements are a matter for the relevant school authorities.It should also be noted that the vast majority of primary school buildings in the country are in private ownership.