Fiona O'Loughlin (Kildare South, Fianna Fail)
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43. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if his Department will ensure that essential works that are required in the schools located in the Curragh Camp will be carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23258/17]

Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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There are currently three schools located within the Curragh Camp - the Curragh Post Primary School, the Curragh Boys National School and the Curragh Girls National School.

The Department of Education and Skills has a range of responsibilities including the provision of primary and secondary education to children throughout the State. The schools located in the Curragh Camp are non-fee paying, public schools.

For historical reasons and due to the nature of the Curragh Camp, the buildings in use as schools are the property of the Department of Defence. The Department of Defence does not charge the Department of Education and Skills for the use of these buildings. However, given their usage, the maintenance and upkeep of the schools is a matter for the Department of Education and Skills.