Ruth Coppinger (Dublin West, Socialist Party)
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538. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure funding is made available for building works at a school (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40557/15]

Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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I wish to draw the Deputy's attention to my announcement earlier today of the new Construction Programme, for 2016-2021, which aims to prioritise new building projects and major extensions, including special schools, in areas where significant demographic need has been established. The new Programme also provides for devolved funding for additional classrooms for schools outside the plan where an immediate enrolment need has been identified, such as the appointment of an additional teacher.

In addition, the Programme prioritises projects that have a major deficit of mainstream accommodation capacity for current enrolments, require major refurbishment and replacement of poor accommodation and to provide additional accommodation to meet increases in enrolments.

The Programme includes 310 major school building projects where construction is expected to commence over the six year period, 2016 to 2021.

The timeline for when work is expected to proceed is outlined in the announcement. Each project is listed in the year when the commencement of construction works is anticipated. The Department will be in communication with all those schools on the programme in relation to the next steps to be taken, at the appropriate time, as the projects progress through the various stages of the architectural planning process.

Details of all projects on the Six Year Construction Programme 2016 – 2021 will be published on my Department's website and this will be updated regularly.

I am pleased to advise the Deputy that a project for St Mochta's National School, Clonsilla is included in the Programme.