Margaret Murphy O'Mahony (Cork South West, Fianna Fail)
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238. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding options available for schools who wish to build a sports facilities such as all-weather and astro turf pitches or sports halls on their school grounds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30389/16]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department's focus in recent years has been on prioritising the funding available for the provision of essential classroom accommodation to meet demographic need.

As the Deputy will be aware, due to the competing demands on my Department's capital budget imposed by the need to prioritise the available funding in this manner, it is not possible at this point to provide an indicative timeframe for the provision of funding for sports facilities generally.