Noel Grealish (Galway West, Independent)
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510. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if grant aid or funding is available for the purchase and erection of security fencing around a school and for the purchase of additional land adjacent to a school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43905/15]

Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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I wish to advise the Deputy that applications for funding for fencing works are appropriate to the Summer Works Scheme (SWS). In that regard, the Deputy may be aware that applications for the 2016 and 2017 SWS closed on 2nd December last. In addition, primary schools may prioritise improvement works to school buildings and grounds, including fencing, using their Minor Works grant which all primary schools received last month.

In the case of sites, I wish to advise the Deputy that there is no specific grant scheme for the purchase of sites or site extensions. In general, the acquisition of a site is a matter for the Patron. However, in cases where new schools are required to meet demographic demand, the purchase of a site by my Department would be considered as part of the overall project.