John Brady (Wicklow, Sinn Fein)
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272. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills why a school (details supplied) has received no communication in response to its application for an upgrade of its electrical system under the delivering equality of opportunity in schools scheme summer works. [9721/16]

John Brady (Wicklow, Sinn Fein)
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273. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to set out the status of an application by a school (details supplied) for extra classroom accommodation under the delivering equality of opportunity in schools scheme. [9722/16]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take questions 272 and 273 together.

The Deputy will be aware that details of the successful applicants under the Summer Works Scheme (2016-2017) were announced on 28th April last, details of which are published on my Department's website, www.education.ie. €30 million of the €80 million announced for the multi-annual Summer Works Scheme (2016-2017) is now being allocated for vital gas works and electrical upgrades in schools. I am pleased to advise the Deputy that funding has been allocated to the school to which he refers to undertake electrical improvements. The school can access a written decision on my Department's on-line Esinet Portal.

I wish to advise the Deputy that the school in question has submitted an application to my Department for additional accommodation under my Department's additional accommodation scheme. The application concerned is being assessed and a decision will be conveyed to the school authority as soon as this process has been finalised.