Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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227. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application for a grant by a school (details supplied); if there is a backlog in assessing grant applications for construction projects for national schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8589/17]

John Halligan (Waterford, Independent)
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I can confirm that the school referred to by the Deputy has submitted an application for major capital works to my Department.  Applications for major capital works are considered in the context of the very significant challenge facing my Department in prioritising available capital funding for essential mainstream classrooms to meet the demand for extra school places and where an additional teacher has been appointed.