James Browne (Wexford, Fianna Fail)
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43. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the funding of indoor spaces for physical education in a primary school (details supplied) [31771/17]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department has no record of receiving an application from the school in question relating to the matter to which he refers.

The Deputy will be aware that my Department provided significant capital funding to the school for the construction of 4 mainstream classrooms and resource rooms under my Department's prefab replacement initiative and this building project was completed in 2014.

The Deputy will also be aware that my Department’s current priority, within the limited funding available, is the provision of essential classroom accommodation in areas where significant demographic need has been established to ensure that each child will have access to a physical school place. The Deputy will therefore appreciate that all applications for capital funding must be considered in the context of the existing challenging financial circumstances, where funding must of necessity, be prioritised for this purpose and to provide mainstream classroom accommodation where additional teachers are being appointed.