Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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139. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which he expects to be in a position to accede to the request for extra facilities, including a sports hall, at a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23112/16]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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The Deputy will be aware that my Department's priority is to ensure that each child will have access to a physical school place. In October 2015, my Department advised the school in question that its application for a PE hall could not be grant-aided due to the need to prioritise the limited funding available for essential classroom accommodation to meet demographic demand.

The school has recently submitted a new application for capital funding. Once the assessment process has been completed, my Department will convey a decision directly to the school authority.